Sec. 13.5-22. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings:
Discriminate. "Discriminate" includes, without limitation,
segregate or separate.
Employee. "Employee" does not include any individual employed
by his parents, spouse or child.
Employer. "Employer" includes any person in this city
employing any number of employees, whatever the place of employment
of such employees, and any person outside this city employing any
number of employees whose usual place of employment is in this
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city; any person acting in the interest of any employer, directly
or indirectly; and labor organizations, whether or not organized on
a religious, fraternal or sectarian basis, with respect to their
employment of employees; but does not include a religious or
fraternal corporation or association, not organized for private
profit and in fact not conducted for private profit, with respect
to employment of its members of the same religion, sect or
fraternity.
Employment agency. "Employment agency" includes any person
undertaking with or without compensation to procure opportunities
to work, or to procure, recruit, refer or place employees; it
includes, without limitation, placement services, training schools
and centers, and labor organizations, to the extent that they act
as employee referral sources; and it includes any agent of such
person.