Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 20 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter I - General Provisions

• Department: means the Department of Labor or its authorized representatives. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901
• Disaster: means a catastrophic condition caused by a man-made event (including, but not limited to, industrial, nuclear or transportation accident, explosion, conflagration, power failure, act of domestic terrorism, natural resource shortage or other condition resulting from man-made causes, such as hazardous materials spills and other injurious environmental contamination), natural event (including, but not limited to, any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, landslide, mud slide, snowstorm, drought, fire or explosion) or war-caused event (following an attack upon the United States caused by use of bombs, missiles, shellfire or nuclear, radiological, chemical or biological means, or other weapons, or overt paramilitary actions, or other conditions such as sabotage) which results in substantial damage to property or the environment, and/or hardship, suffering, injury or possible loss of life. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• Emergency: means any situation which requires efforts and capabilities to save lives or to protect property, public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• Emergency management: means the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery functions necessary to save lives and to protect property, public health and safety or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in any part of the State, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• Employee: includes any individual employed by an employer but shall not include:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901

• Employer: includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, statutory trust, business trust or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901
• Gratuities: means voluntary monetary contributions received by an employee from a guest, patron or customer for services rendered. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901
• Mitigation: means any action before or after a response event taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and/or property from natural hazards or any cost-effective measure which is intended to reduce the potential for damage to a facility from a disaster event. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• Occupation: means any occupation, service, trade, business, industry or branch or group of industries or employment or class of employment in which employees are gainfully employed. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Response: means any action taken to reduce or eliminate the immediate or short-term risk to human life and/or property from any hazard. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• 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
• State of emergency: means an emergency proclaimed pursuant to an emergency order by the Governor. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• State of Emergency Declaration: means the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the State of Delaware Due to a Public Health Threat issued by the Governor on March 12, 2020. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Wage: means compensation due to an employee by reason of the employee's employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or check or bank convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such deductions, charges or allowances as may be permitted by the regulations of the Department under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 19 Sec. 901