---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 311.2"
title: "40"
number: "311.2"
heading: "Definition of employee."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/311.2"
---

# §311.2. Definition of employee.


Employee in [§ 311.1](/cfr/40/311.1.md) 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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655, Pub. L. 99-499.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 26658, June 23, 1989, unless otherwise noted.