{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5126","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 5126","heading":"Compassionate leave.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section:\n(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.\n(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.\n(b) Upon the death of an immediate family member, a state employee shall be granted 37.5 hours (37.5 hour weekly schedule) or 40 hours (40-hour weekly schedule) leave with pay, or on a pro-rata basis for part-time Delaware state employees.\n(c) An employee requesting leave under this section must supply supporting documentation if requested.\n(d) An employee may request approval for a person not specified as immediate family under subsection (a)(1) of this section.","path":["Title 29. State Government","Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 51. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c051/index.html#5126","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:33Z","sha256":"9e46c0a2b1d374813988dfb915f7acf6724ce0817597a3f56edcc9c56573c0ff","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5125","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}