Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 08, 2026

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Oct 27, 2026
§ 203.2 - General definition of employee.

An individual shall be an employee whenever (a) he is engaged in performing compensated service for an employer or (b) he is in an employment relation to an employer, or (c) he is an employee representative, or (d) he is an officer of an employer.

authority: Secs. 1, 10, 50 Stat. 307, as amended, 314 as amended; 45 U.S.C. 228a,228j,unless
source: 12 FR 1133, Feb. 19, 1947, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 20 CFR 203.2