§ 14.16.020. Employer tier determination

A.

An employee who is not covered by this Chapter 14.16 shall be included in any determination of employer tier.

B.

The employment of at least one employee establishes coverage by this Chapter 14.16. The determination of employer tier for the current calendar year is calculated based upon the average number per calendar week of full-time equivalents who worked for compensation during the preceding calendar year for any and all weeks during which at least one employee worked for compensation. For employers that did not have any employees during the previous calendar year, the employer tier will be calculated based upon the average number per calendar week of full-time equivalents who worked for compensation during the first 90 calendar days of the current year in which the employer engaged in business.

C.

To determine the number of full-time equivalents, all hours worked for compensation by all employees shall be counted, including but not limited to:

1.

Work performed inside the City;

2.

Work performed outside the City; and

3.

Work performed in full-time employment, part-time employment, joint employment, temporary employment, or through the services of a temporary services or staffing agency or similar entity.

D.

Separate entities that form an integrated enterprise shall be considered a single employer under this Chapter 14.16. Separate entities will be considered an integrated enterprise and a single employer under this Chapter 14.16 where a separate entity controls the operation of another entity. The factors to consider in making this assessment include, but are not limited to:

1.

Degree of interrelation between the operations of multiple entities;

2.

Degree to which the entities share common management;

3.

Centralized control of labor relations; and

4.

Degree of common ownership or financial control over the entities.

(Ord. 125499 , § 3, 2017; Ord. 124960 , § 4, 2015; Ord. 123698, § 2, 2011.)