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(a) At an employer's request, an employee, acting as a volunteer emergency responder, who is absent from the 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 the 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 19. Labor § 1806. Employee; provide written statement; contents - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-19-labor/de-code-sect-19-1806/
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