{"data":{"id":"us-de/19-del.-c.-3717","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"19 Del. C. § 3717","heading":"Small business opt-in.","body":"(a) A small business may opt-in to provide parental leave benefits to its employees who are covered individuals. The small business may opt-in by providing notice to the Department in a manner determined by the Department. After the small business opts-in, the small business must remain opted-in for a period of at least 3 years and may opt-out of coverage for parental leave benefits with 12 months’ notice to its employees and the Department, to take effect not sooner than the end of the 3-year period.\n(b) A small business may opt-in to provide medical leave benefits to its employees who are covered individuals. The small business may opt-in by providing notice to the Department in a manner determined by the Department. After the small business opts-in, the small business must remain opted-in for a period of at least 3 years and may opt-out of coverage for medical leave benefits with 12 months’ notice to its employees and the Department, to take effect not sooner than the end of the 3-year period.\n(c) A small business may opt-in to provide family caregiving leave benefits to its employees who are covered individuals. The small business may opt-in by providing notice to the Department in a manner determined by the Department. After the small business opts-in, the small business must remain opted-in for a period of at least 3 years and may opt-out of coverage for family caregiving leave benefits with 12 months’ notice to its employees and the Department, to take effect not sooner than the end of the 3-year period.","path":["Title 19. Labor","Miscellaneous Programs","CHAPTER 37. Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c037/index.html#3717","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:26Z","sha256":"47430a755b031e38a337232f7a9f2deabbf31581d41eb89fda559dc919abc507","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/19-del.-c.-3716","next":"us-de/19-del.-c.-3718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}