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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

19 Del. C. 719A

Summary Title

Workers' Benefits: Volunteer Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Ambulance Personnel, or Ladies Auxillary Volunteer Leave

Summary

A volunteer firefighter, law enforcement officer, ambulance personnel, or a ladies auxiliary member cannot be discriminated against during the hiring or discharging process due to their status as a volunteer firefighter, law enforcement officer, ambulance personnel, or ladies auxiliary member.

Full Title

Volunteer firefighters, ambulance personnel and ladies auxiliary

Full Text

It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate in the hiring or discharging of an individual because of such individual's membership in a volunteer emergency responder organizer. This section shall not prevent an employer from taking otherwise lawful actions regarding hiring, discharging or requiring attendance of such individual. For purposes of this section "volunteer emergency responder" means a volunteer firefighter, a member of a ladies auxiliary of a volunteer fire company, volunteer emergency medical technician and/or a volunteer fire police officer.

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