Title 19 — Labor
26 chapters · 194 sections in this title.
19 Del. C. § 901. Definition of terms.
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§ 901. Definition of terms. As used in this chapter: (1) “Department” means the Department of Labor or its authorized representatives. (2) “Employ” means to suffer or permit to work. (3) “Employee” includes any individual employed by an employer but shall not include: a. Any indi…
19 Del. C. § 902. Minimum wage rate [For current federal minimum wage, see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C)].
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§ 902. Minimum wage rate [For current federal minimum wage, see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C)]. (a) Except as may otherwise be provided under this chapter, every employer shall pay to every employee in any occupation wages of a rate: (1) Not less than $9.25 per hour until January 1, 2…
19 Del. C. § 903. Powers of the Department.
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§ 903. Powers of the Department. (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this chapter. (b) Upon ex parte application of the Department showing reasonable ground to believe that this chapter or any regulation published thereunder has been or is being violated, the Superior…
19 Del. C. § 904. Regulations.
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§ 904. Regulations. (a) The Department, for any occupation, shall have the power to make and revise or rescind such regulations, including the definition of terms, as it may deem necessary or appropriate to preserve or safeguard the minimum wage rate under this chapter, except th…
19 Del. C. § 905. Wage rate for handicapped workers [Repealed].
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§ 905. Wage rate for handicapped workers [Repealed].19 Del. C. 1953, § 905; 55 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 1; repealed by 83 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 2, effective Oct. 21, 2024.;
19 Del. C. § 906. Wage rate for learners and apprentices.
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§ 906. Wage rate for learners and apprentices. For any occupation, the Department may provide by regulations, after public hearing, upon reasonable notice, at which any person may be heard, for the employment of learners and apprentices at such wages lower than the minimum rate u…
19 Del. C. § 907. Records of employers.
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§ 907. Records of employers. Every employer shall make, keep and preserve for a period of not less than 3 years, in or about the premises or place of business or employment, a record of the name, address and occupation of each employee, the rate of pay and the amount paid each pa…
19 Del. C. § 908. Posting of laws and regulations.
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§ 908. Posting of laws and regulations. Every employer shall keep a summary of this chapter, approved by the Department, and of any applicable regulations published thereunder or a summary thereof, approved by the Department, posted in a conspicuous and accessible location in or …
19 Del. C. § 909. Judicial review.
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§ 909. Judicial review. (a) Any interested person in any occupation for which any regulation has been published under this chapter, who has been or may be aggrieved thereby, may obtain a review thereof in the Superior Court by filing in such Court, within 20 days after notice tha…
19 Del. C. § 910. Penalties.
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§ 910. Penalties. (a) Any employer who hinders or delays the Department in the performance of its duties or refuses to admit the Department to the premises or place of business or employment in violation of any court order, or fails to make, keep and preserve any books, registers…
19 Del. C. § 911. Remedies of employees.
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§ 911. Remedies of employees. (a) Any employer who pays any employee less than the full amount of the wages to which the employee is entitled under this chapter shall be liable to such employee in a civil action for the full amount of such wages less any amount actually paid to s…
19 Del. C. § 912. Relation to other laws.
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§ 912. Relation to other laws. Any standards relating to minimum wages, maximum hours, overtime compensation or other working conditions in effect under any other law of this State on the effective date of this chapter which are more favorable to employees than those applicable t…
19 Del. C. § 913. Right of collective bargaining.
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§ 913. Right of collective bargaining. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to interfere with, impede or in any way diminish the right of employees to bargain collectively with their employers through representatives of their own choosing in order to establish wages or other c…
19 Del. C. § 914. Short title.
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§ 914. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the “Minimum Wage Act of the State.”19 Del. C. 1953, § 914; 55 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 1;