ge pursuant to this article. F. A Non-Profit Corporation Employer, which also qualifies as a Local Transitional Employer, as defined by Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 10.25.1 (m) (“Non-Profit/Local Transitional Employer”), can apply to the DAA for a limited exemption to this article. This limited exemption shall allow a “Non-Profit/Local Transitional Employer” to pay an Employee holding a Transitional Job, as defined by LAAC Section 10.25.1 (s), wages less than those required under Section 187.02 during the first 18 months of employment in the Transitional Job. The intent of this limited exemption is to create opportunities for the hardest to employ in the City, and shall be construed strictly in its application to an Employer seeking to qualify as a “Non-Profit/Local Transitional Employer”. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,111, Eff. 3/27/24.) G. For purposes of this article, on July 1, 2016, the size of an Employer’s business or Non-Profit Corporation shall be determined by the average number of Employees employed during the previous calendar year. The Employer shall comply solely under either Section 187.02 B. or C., until July 1, 2022, when the rate will be the same under both sections. H. For purposes of this article, the size of an Employer’s new business or Non-Profit Corporation in operation after July 1, 2016, shall initially be determined by the number of Employees employed during its first pay period. The Employer shall comply with wages due under the current year of operation under either Section 187.02 B. or C., until July 1, 2022, when the rate will be the same under both sections.