Covered employee
Covered employee means an individual who performs, either directly or by contract, a safety-sensitive function listed in 120.105 and 120.215 for an employer (as defined in paragraph (i) of this section). For purposes of pre-employment testing only, the term covered employee includes an individual applying to perform a safety-sensitive function.
Source
14 CFR § 120.7
Scoping language
For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: