Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101 – Definitions; exclusions
(a) As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Industrial Accident Board.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Labor.
(3) “Employer” includes any person, excepting those provided for in subsection (b) of this section, acting directly or indirectly in the interest of any employer in relation to any employee but shall not include the United States or the State or any political subdivision thereof.
(4) “Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, statutory trust, business trust, legal representative or any organized group of persons.
(5) “Secretary” or “Secretary of Labor” shall mean the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary’s authorized designee, provided, that any such delegation of authority is consistent with Chapter 85 of Title 29.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- Board: means the Industrial Accident Board. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the Department of Labor. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- Employer: includes any person, excepting those provided for in subsection (b) of this section, acting directly or indirectly in the interest of any employer in relation to any employee but shall not include the United States or the State or any political subdivision thereof. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, statutory trust, business trust, legal representative or any organized group of persons. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- Secretary of Labor: shall mean the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary's authorized designee, provided, that any such delegation of authority is consistent with Chapter 85 of Title 29. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 101
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) Persons in the following occupations, and employers of persons engaged in these occupations to the extent thereof, shall not be within the scope of this chapter and are specifically excepted from all the provisions of this chapter: Baby-sitting, domestic help, agriculture, fishing and hunting.
19 Del. C. 1953, § ?101; 53 Del. Laws, c. 259; 57 Del. Laws, c. 669, § ?1A; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 329, § ?64;