40 CFR § 311.2 - Definition of employee.

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title: "40 CFR § 311.2 - Definition of employee."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "311.2"
section_name: "Definition of employee."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "SUPERFUND, EMERGENCY PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW PROGRAMS"
part_number: "311"
part_name: "WORKER PROTECTION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 655, Pub. L. 99-499."
regulatory_source: "54 FR 26658, June 23, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
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# 311.2 Definition of employee.

*Employee* in § 311.1 is defined as a compensated or non-compensated worker who is controlled directly by a State or local government, as contrasted to an independent contractor.