Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Commission means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The term covered entity means an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee. The term employee means— an employee as defined in section 701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(f)); a State employee to which section 302(a)(1) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16b(a)(1)) applies; a covered employee, as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 ) or section 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; or an employee or applicant to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16(a) ) applies.
The provisions of this Act that apply to an employee or individual shall not apply to a volunteer who receives no compensation. The term employer means— a person engaged in an industry affecting commerce (as defined in section 701(h) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(h) ) who has 15 or more employees (as defined in subparagraphs (A)(i) and
(B)of paragraph (3)) for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person, but does not include a bona fide private membership club (other than a labor organization) that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; an employing authority to which section 302(a)(1) of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 applies; an employing office, as defined in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 or section 411(c) of title 3, United States Code; or an entity to which section 717(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies. The term employment agency has the meaning given the term in section 701(c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(c)). The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without regard to the individual’s designated sex at birth. The term labor organization has the meaning given the term in section 701(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(d)). The term person has the meaning given the term in section 701(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(a) ). The term sexual orientation means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. The term State has the meaning given the term in section 701(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(i) ). For purposes of this section, a reference in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964— to an employee or an employer shall be considered to refer to an employee (as defined in subsection (a)(3)) or an employer (as defined in subsection (a)(4)), respectively, except as provided in paragraph
(2)of this subsection; and to an employer in subsection
(f)of that section shall be considered to refer to an employer (as defined in subsection (a)(4)(A)).
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- 42 USC 2000e–16b(a)(1)
- 42 USC 2000e–16(a)
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