Maximum Hours Law Summaries
Maximum Hours Law Summaries
Delaware, Maximum Hours Law Summaries
Delaware's maximum hours provisions are located in the Delaware Code Annotated at Titles 11, 14 and 19. The full text of the laws is available beginning at Wages-Hours ¶8-44,011.
WHAT THE EMPLOYER MUST DO
Child labor.- For a complete summary of Delaware's child labor law, see ¶8-1500 et seq.
Minors under 16.- A minor under 16 years of age must not be employed or permitted to work more than (Sec. 506):
four hours on any day when school is in session;
eight hours on any day when school is not in session;
18 hours in any week when school is in session for five days;
40 hours in any week when school is not in session; and
six days in any week.
The hours worked by a minor enrolled in a bona fide work-study or student-learner program when school is normally in session are not counted towards the permissible hours of work prescribed above (Sec. 506).
The time spent in a part-time school or class by a minor under the age of 16 years must be counted as a part of the time or number of hours the minor is permitted by law to work (Title 14, Pt. I, Ch. 35, Sec. 3509).
Minors under 18.- A minor under 18 years of age must not spend more than 12 hours in a combination of school hours and work hours per day (Sec. 507).
Public employers: State police.- A workweek for State Police members appointed by the State Police Department is five days a week, 40 hours a week. Longer workweeks during times of special need can be declared by the Department, upon specific recommendation of the Superintendent of State Police (Sec. 8306).
Public schools.- A workweek for State Board of Education and State Board for Vocational Education employees is 37.5 hours per week (Sec. 1330).
WHO TO CONTACT
Contact the Delaware Department of Labor at 820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Telephone: (302) 577-2710.
<p>Contact the Delaware Department of Labor at 820 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801. Telephone: (302) 577-2710.</p>
Delaware, Maximum Hours Law Summaries
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