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In this title: (1) Average weekly earnings The term average weekly earnings, with respect to an individual, means the quotient obtained by dividing— (A) the annual earnings of the individual, by (B) 52. (2) Covered partnership (A) In general The term covered partnership means— (i) a partnership between a State and at least one private entity in which that private entity handles at least one specific function integral to the provision of the paid leave program benefits (such as the benefit application process or the payment of benefit claims) as described in section 102(d); or (ii) with respect to a State described in subparagraph (B), the State and every employer covered by the paid leave program of the State. (B) Certain states For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a State described in this subparagraph is a State in which the paid leave program of the State— (i) allows employers in the State that are covered by the State paid leave program to self-administer the payment of paid leave program benefits to eligible employees of the employer; and (ii) requires any such employer that self-administers such payment to— (I) meet or exceed the requirements of the State paid leave program; and (II) provide paid leave program benefits to all employees of the employer who meet the eligibility requirements of the State paid leave program. (3) Earnings The term earnings, with respect to an individual, means all compensation for employment that is considered under the applicable State unemployment compensation law for the purpose of calculating the amount of unemployment compensation for the individual. (4) Eligible employee The term eligible employee means an employee who meets the eligibility requirements of the State paid leave program of the State in which the employee works. (5) Eligible State paid leave program The term eligible State paid leave program means a program described in section 102(d). (6) Employer The term employer means an employer covered by the State paid leave program of the State in which the employer operates. (7) FLSA terms The terms employ and employee have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203). (8) State The term State includes any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.