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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
COOK COUNTY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ACT
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board Of Commissioners that Chapter 21 - Fees, Sections 32-2 - 32- 14 of the Cook County Code is hereby enacted as follows:
Section 32-2. Short Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Cook County Responsible Business Act."
Section 32-3. Definitions.
The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth in this section, except where otherwise specifically indicated.
(a) Person means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity and, in case of an entity, includes any other entity which has a majority interest in such entity or effectively controls such other entity as well as the individual officers, directors and other persons in active control of the activities of such entity.
(b) Employer means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee, for which one or more persons are gainfully employed.
(c) Covered employee means any individual permitted to work by an employer in any occupation in Cook County.
(d) Covered employer means (1) any employer, except for religious organizations or local governments, who employs at least 750 employees in Cook County, or (2) any franchisor who employs at least 750 employees in Cook County or whose franchisees, collectively, employ at least 750 employees in Cook County.
(e) Franchise has the same meaning as provided in section 3 of the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987, 815 ILCS ?705/3.
(f) Franchisor has the same meaning as provided in section 3 of the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987, 815 ILCS ?705/3.
(g) Franchisee has the same meaning as provided in section 3 of the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987, 815 ILCS ?705/3.
(h) Department shall mean the department or ...
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