Delaware Code Title 29. State Government § 5126. Compassionate leave

(1) “Immediate family” means the employee's spouse or domestic partner;  parent, stepparent or child of the employee, spouse or domestic partner;  employee's grandparent or grandchild;  employee's sibling;  or any minor child for whom the employee has assumed and carried out parental responsibilities.

(2) “State employee” means any benefit-eligible full-time or part-time employee of the State hired to work 30 or more hours.  “State employee” does not include casual seasonal employees as defined by § 5903(17)a. of this title, or an individual in an equivalent casual seasonal position with an employer covered by State employee benefits.