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RFP No. 59548 Page 34 of 40 the LWO. However, the benefitting developer or business (and successors) would be subject to the LWO. 9. What types of employees are exempt? The Ordinance shall not be applicable to employees under 18 years of age, volunteers, qualified temporary employees working for the City of San Leandro, other government employees, employees that participate in a job training program, qualified disabled employees covered by a sub-minimum wage certificate or equivalent, interns or employees receiving academic credit through a job training program, employees already subject to the State’s prevailing wage requirement (if living wage rate is higher than the prevailing wage rate, then the living wage rate would apply) , employees while working stand-by or on-call duty, and any other employee where the application of the Ordinance would be prohibited by State or Federal law. 10. Are any exemptions or waivers allowed for a business? Following City Manager review and recommendation, the City Council may approve waivers with or without conditions to any of the Living Wage provisions, upon determin ation that such action is in the best interest of the City. 11. What other types of businesses are not covered by the City of San Leandro Living Wage Ordinance? Commodity suppliers and suppliers of goods (paper, office supplies, equipment, etc.) and their employees are not covered. 12. What steps are in place to prevent discrimination or employer retaliation against the provisions of the Ordinance? Retaliation and discrimination against any person on account of having inquired into or having claimed a violation of the Ordinance is unlawful. Any employee who alleges violation of any of the Living Wage requirements may report such acts to the City. T he City may investigate such complaints and take appropriate action to enforce the Ordinance. 13. How do the worker retention provisions of the Ordinance work? Briefly, any business that replaces another business in a lease, contract, subcontract, etc. is required to offer employment to the employees of the prior tenant or contractor for a period of 90 days. If the new business already has its own employees, then employment must be offered on the basis of seniority to its own and the prior employees. Manage rial, supervisory, professional, paraprofessional, and confidential and office employees are exempted from this provision.