Delaware § 1806 - Employee; provide written statement; contents.
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§ 1806. Employee; provide written statement; contents.
(a) At an employer’s request, an employee, acting as a volunteer emergency responder, who is absent from that employee’s place of employment in order to respond to an emergency shall provide the employee’s employer, within 7 days of such request, a written statement signed by the individual in charge of the volunteer department or another individual authorized to act for such individual that includes the following: That the employee responded to an emergency; the date and time of the emergency; and the date and time such employee completed the volunteer emergency activities.
(b) At an employer’s request, an employee, who is absent from that employee’s place of employment due to injury sustained by such employee while responding to an emergency shall provide the employee’s employer, within 5 days of such request, a written statement signed by the relevant medical professional or another individual authorized to act for such medical professional that includes the following: That the employee was seen by such medical professional, the date the employee was seen by such medical professional, and the estimated period of partial or total incapacity to perform the employee’s job.
79 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware § 1806
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Section 1806 ("Employee; provide written statement; contents.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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