§ 14-144. Exemptions.

The following are not covered employees for purposes of this article:

(1)

A person who provides solely volunteer services that are uncompensated, or otherwise compensated by a nominal fee, except for reimbursement of expenses such as meals, parking, or transportation, and election day officers assigned to precincts on election day which include officers of election, judges, inspectors, precinct registrars, assistant precinct registrars and machine operators.

(2)

A person employed in construction work that is subject to the provisions of this article pursuant to any legally recognized prevailing wage standard.

(3)

Any and all employees in the hospitality industry, including but not limited to, any and all employees working for restaurants and limited and full-service hotels and lodging establishments within the city limits of Memphis and Shelby County.

(4)

Any person employed pursuant to an emergency contract. For purposes of this article, the term "emergency contract" shall be defined in the same manner in which it is defined by the provisions outlined in the county government purchasing policy, as it may be amended from time to time.

(5)

Any and all employees who hold a professional license issued by the state, in medicine, law, engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, and accounting.

(6)

A person employed by or as a financial or swap advisor, underwriter, counsel, securities broker or dealer, transfer agent, trustee, paying agent, rating agency, bond insurance company, dealer, escrow agent, liquidity facility provider, information or securities repository, remarketing agent, swap counterparty or tender agent in connection with the issuance of debt by the county, including bonds, commercial paper, swaps and notes.

(7)

Any person under the age of 18.

(8)

Any person participating in any student internship.

(9)

Any locally owned small business (LOSB) as defined by the LOSB ordinance of the county with ten employees or less.

(Code 1992, § 12-122; Ord. No. 328, § 1, 5-21-2007; Ord. No. 379, exh. A, 8-3-2009)