### Question
How does AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT define employee?


### Answer
Under *29 U.S.C. § 630*, **employee** is defined as:

> an individual employed by any employer except that the term "employee" shall not include any person elected to public office in any State or political subdivision of any State by the qualified voters thereof, or any person chosen by such officer to be on such officer's personal staff, or an appointee on the policymaking level or an immediate adviser with respect to the exercise of the constitutional or legal powers of the office

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 630*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14-AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT**

