# 22.2101 Definitions.

As used in this subpart (in accordance with 29 CFR 13.2)-

Accrual year means the 12-month period during which a contractor may limit an employee's accrual of paid sick leave to no less than 56 hours (see 29 CFR 13.5(b)(1)).

Certification issued by a health care provider has the meaning given in 29 CFR 13.2.

Employee-

1. 1. (1)

      1. (i) Means any person engaged in performing work on or in connection with a contract covered by E.O. 13706; and

         1. (A) Whose wages under such contract are governed by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8);

         2. (B) Including employees who qualify for an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime provisions; and

         3. (C) Regardless of the contractual relationship alleged to exist between the individual and the employer; and

      2. (ii) Includes any person performing work on or in connection with the contract and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship or training program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship.

   2. (2)

      1. (i) An employee performs on a contract if the employee directly performs the specific services called for by the contract; and

      2. (ii) An employee performs in connection with a contract if the employee's work activities are necessary to the performance of a contract but are not the specific services called for by the contract.

         Health care provider has the meaning given in 29 CFR 13.2.

         Multiemployer plan means a plan to which more than one employer is required to contribute and which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and more than one employer.

         Paid sick leave means compensated absence from employment that is required by E.O. 13706 and 29 CFR Part 13.