employee
(A) In general The term “employee” means— (i) an employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 2000e(f) of this title ; (ii) a State employee (including an applicant) described in section 2000e–16c(a) of this title ; (iii) a covered employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 1301 of title 2 ; (iv) a covered employee (including an applicant), as defined in section 411(c) of title 3 ; or (v) an employee or applicant to which section 2000e–16(a) of this title applies.