§ 20½-2. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter:

Employ, including as used in the terms employing or employment, means to suffer or permit to work.

Employee means a natural person who performs work within the geographic boundaries of Broward County while being employed by an employer but shall not include a bona fide independent contractor.

Employer means any person or entity employing an employee, except such term does not include:

(1)

The United States or a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States;

(2)

The state of Florida; and

(3)

Any federally or state recognized Indian Tribes.

Independent contractor has the same meaning as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code and related implementing federal regulations.

Liquidated damages means an amount equal to the amount of earned wages a respondent employer is found to have failed to pay the complainant employee. Liquidated damages are awarded in addition to back wages in order to compensate for the economic losses suffered by reason of the employee not receiving earned wages at the time such wages were due.

Threshold amount means sixty dollars ($60.00).

Wage rate means any form of monetary compensation that the employee agreed to accept in exchange for performing work for the employer within the geographic boundaries of Broward County, whether daily, hourly, or by the piece, but in all cases shall not be less than the highest applicable minimum wage rate established by operation of any applicable federal, state, or local law.

(Ord. No. 2018-36 , § 1, 9-13-18)