District Of Columbia § 32-131.01 - Definitions.

Any individual who, without payment and without expectation of any gain, directly or indirectly, volunteers to engage in the activities of an educational, charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization;

Any lay member elected or appointed to office within the discipline of any religious organization and engaged in religious functions;

Any individual employed as a casual babysitter, in or about the residence of the employer.

An independent contractor;

A student; or

Health care workers who choose to participate in a premium pay program.

“Employer” means a legal entity (including a for-profit or nonprofit firm, partnership, proprietorship, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, association, or corporation), or any receiver or trustee of an entity (including the legal representative of a deceased individual or receiver or trustee of an individual), who directly or indirectly or through an agent or any other person, including through the services of a temporary services or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of an employee.

The term “employer” shall include the District government.

A child who lives with an employee and for whom the employee permanently assumes and discharges parental responsibility; or

A person with whom the employee shares or has shared, for not less than the preceding 12 months, a mutual residence and with whom the employee maintains a committed relationship, as defined in .

Is employed as part of the Year Round Program for Youth, as established by the Department of Employment Services.