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18 DE Code § 7713. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 77. Suretyship|Subchapter II. Rights of Sureties|§ 7713. Affidavit of sum due.

§ 7713. Affidavit of sum due. Before any transferee shall have the benefit of § 7712 of this title, the transferee shall file in the court, or before the justice of the peace where such proceedings are instituted, a statement of the sum due from the defendant with an affidavit that it is wholly unpaid. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  7713;  56 Del. Laws, c. 460;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
18 DE Code § 7714. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 77. Suretyship|Subchapter II. Rights of Sureties|§ 7714. Execution and effect of transfer.

§ 7714. Execution and effect of transfer. Transfers, by marking to the use of the persons paying such judgment, shall be in writing, signed by the plaintiff or by the plaintiff's attorney of record, and after the date thereof, the plaintiff may not release, or discharge any of the debts or sums so paid, but such transfer shall be without recourse to the plaintiff, and shall not make the plaintiff liable to the transferee in case the latter shall not recover the same. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  7714;  56 Del. Laws, c. 460;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
18 DE Code § 7715. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 77. Suretyship|Subchapter II. Rights of Sureties|§ 7715. Application of chapter.

§ 7715. Application of chapter. Every provision in this chapter giving a right or remedy to, or imposing a duty upon, or referring to the act of a debtor, obligor, assignor or transferor, or a surety, obligee, assignee or transferee, creditor, or other person shall be construed to extend to or against his or her executors, administrators or assigns, when so applicable. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  7715;  56 Del. Laws, c. 460;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
18 DE Code § 7716. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 77. Suretyship|Subchapter II. Rights of Sureties|§ 7716. Remedies of codebtor or cosurety.

§ 7716. Remedies of codebtor or cosurety. (a) Whenever 1 or more of several codebtors or cosureties for the payment of a debt shall pay or shall have paid to the creditor or creditors the sum due, including the costs, if any, that may have been incurred by them, the person or persons so paying, if the amount paid shall exceed their proportion of liability for the demand, shall be entitled to have a transfer of the creditor's or creditors' securities for the payment of the debt, whatever the nature of such securities may be, to enable him or her or them to obtain contribution from the others, liable with himself or herself or themselves; such transfer may be made by assignment, marking to the use, or other appropriate method. (b) When such transfer is made, the transferee or transferees shall be entitled to and shall have in his or her or their own name or names as such, or by and in the name of such creditor or creditors, for his or her or their own use as transferee or transferees, all and singular the remedy or remedies against the other debtor or debtors, surety or sureties which the creditor or creditors could have; and no such payment shall in anywise operate to discharge, impair or otherwise affect the securities held by the creditor or creditors to the prejudice of the debtor or debtors, surety or sureties, so paying; nor shall any release of such codebtor or codebtors, cosurety or cosureties, or entry of satisfaction upon any lien against him or her or them operate in any respect as a payment or discharge of the demand itself or of any of the securities therefor as against the other parties originally bound, to the end that such codebtor or codebtors, cosurety or cosureties may recover by the use of the creditor or creditors' means or remedies the proportion of the demand which the codebtor or codebtors, cosurety or cosureties ought to pay according to law and equity. (c) The transfer to be made by the creditor or creditors shall not enable the transferee or transferees to take any legal proceedings against the codebtor or codebtors, cosurety or cosureties, unless such transferee or transferees, or some creditable person for him or her or them, shall first file in the office of the Prothonotary or justice of the peace of the county where legal proceedings are contemplated to be taken an affidavit, setting forth the amount which he or she claims his or her or their codebtor or codebtors, cosurety or cosureties is or are bound to contribute on account of such coindebtment or cosuretyship, and such amount shall be endorsed by the Prothonotary or magistrate upon the process issued. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  7716;  56 Del. Laws, c. 460;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
18 DE Code § 7717. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 18 - Insurance Code|Chapter 77. Suretyship|Subchapter II. Rights of Sureties|§ 7717. Entry of satisfaction of judgment.

§ 7717. Entry of satisfaction of judgment. (a) Upon the payment of any judgment under and according to the provisions of this chapter, the right or power of the creditor or plaintiff therein to enter satisfaction upon the record of such judgment shall eo instanti, cease and determine, and this whether the transfer of such judgment shall have been made or not; the fact of the payment thereof shall be sufficient. (b) If any creditor or plaintiff in such judgment, after payment of any judgment to such creditor or plaintiff shall enter or cause to be entered satisfaction of the judgment upon the record thereof, without the express consent, in writing, of the person entitled, under the provisions of this chapter, to its transfer, the court in which such judgment is recovered shall, upon application of the person so entitled and upon sufficient proof of the facts, strike from the record the entry of satisfaction, whereupon the judgment shall be and remain in full force and virtue, and as valid and binding upon the defendant therein as it was or could have been, had such entry of satisfaction never been made. The application shall be in writing, and sworn or affirmed to by the applicant, and shall contain a general statement of the facts. Nothing in this section shall be construed to divest or interfere in any way with any rights which may have been acquired by innocent third persons who, in good faith, and without notice, may have relied and acted upon the protection and security of the entry of satisfaction. No defendant shall be debarred of any remedy against the plaintiff or the plaintiff's representatives or assigns by any legal or equitable course of proceedings whatever. 18 Del. C. 1953, §  7717;  56 Del. Laws, c. 460;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
19 DE Code § 701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 701. Order on employer to pay employee's loan carrying excessive interest rate; penalty for payment.

§ 701. Order on employer to pay employee's loan carrying excessive interest rate; penalty for payment. (a) No employer in this State shall knowingly pay any warrant or order due any person for borrowed money where more than the lawful rate of interest has been received or charged for the money borrowed. (b) Any employer, whether an individual, member of a firm, agent or officer of a corporation, who shall knowingly violate this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. 25 Del. Laws, c. 233, §§  1-3;  Code 1915, §  4129;  Code 1935, §  4617;  19 Del. C. 1953, §  702;  57 Del. Laws, c. 137;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  4;
19 DE Code § 702. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 702. Payment of wages for railroad employees every 2 weeks.

§ 702. Payment of wages for railroad employees every 2 weeks. (a) Every corporation or joint stock association operating a steam, electric or diesel surface railroad or engaged in the sleeping car business and every person carrying on such a business, by lease or otherwise, shall pay to each employee every 2 weeks the wages earned to a day not more than 14 days prior to the date of such payment. This section shall not apply to any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity. (b) Every corporation or joint stock association or person carrying on such a business by lease or otherwise who knowingly does not pay the wages of all its or that person's employees in accordance with this section, and the officers of such corporation or joint stock association who knowingly permit a corporation or joint stock association to violate this section by failing to pay the wages of any of its employees, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. 19 Del. C. 1953, §  703;  52 Del. Laws, c. 107;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  5;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
19 DE Code § 703. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 703. Employment of strike breakers.

§ 703. Employment of strike breakers. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, not directly involved in a labor strike or lockout, to recruit any person or persons for employment or to secure or offer to secure for any person or persons any employment, when the purpose of such recruiting, securing or offering to secure employment is to have such persons take the place in employment of employees in an industry where a labor strike or a lockout involving a recognized labor organization exists; provided, that this section shall not apply to the Delaware State Employment Service or the United States Employment Service or to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the production, handling or the processing of agricultural commodities. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. (c) No person, firm or corporation recruiting persons for employment shall be subject to the penalties imposed by this section, unless the labor organization involved in said labor strike or lockout gives actual notice to said person, firm or corporation of the existence of said labor strike or lockout. 19 Del. C. 1953, §  704;  53 Del. Laws, c. 78;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  6;
19 DE Code § 704. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 704. Polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination prohibited as condition of employment or continuation of employment; definitions; jurisdiction; penalty; exclusion.

§ 704. Polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination prohibited as condition of employment or continuation of employment; definitions; jurisdiction; penalty; exclusion. (a) As used in this section, “person” includes any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association and the State or any agency or political subdivision thereof, except as noted in subsection (d) of this section. (b) No person, nor any agent or representative of a person, shall require, request or suggest that any employee or prospective employee take or shall cause, directly or indirectly, any employee or prospective employee to take a polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (c) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. (d) This section shall not apply to any polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination administered by any law-enforcement agency in the performance of official duties which shall include police officer applicant background investigations. (e) As used in this section, the term “lie detector” shall include, but shall not be limited to, any electromechanical device which records or analyzes vocally produced sound frequency variations associated with stress for the purpose of determining the truth of any oral statement. (f) Any employer who discharges or in any manner discriminates against an employee because that employee has made a complaint or has given information to the department pursuant to this section, or because the employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceedings under this section, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings, shall be deemed in violation of this section and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. 19 Del. C. 1953, §  705;  55 Del. Laws, c. 357;  62 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 107, §§  1, 2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 260, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 460, §  1;
19 DE Code § 705. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 705. Notice of monitoring of telephone transmissions, electronic mail and Internet usage.

§ 705. Notice of monitoring of telephone transmissions, electronic mail and Internet usage. (a) As used in this section, “employer” includes any individual, corporation, partnership, firm or association with a place of business in Delaware and the State of Delaware or any agency or political subdivision thereof. (b) No employer, nor any agent or any representative of any employer, shall monitor or otherwise intercept any telephone conversation or transmission, electronic mail or transmission, or Internet access or usage of or by a Delaware employee unless the employer either:  (1) Provides an electronic notice of such monitoring or intercepting policies or activities to the employee at least once during each day the employee accesses the employer-provided e-mail or Internet access services; or (2) Has first given a 1-time notice to the employee of such monitoring or intercepting activity or policies. The notice required by this paragraph shall be in writing, in an electronic record, or in another electronic form and acknowledged by the employee either in writing or electronically. The notice required by this subsection shall not apply to activities of any law-enforcement officer acting under the order of a court issued pursuant to Chapter 24 of Title 11. (c) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each such violation. A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to be an exclusive remedy and shall not otherwise limit or bar any person from pursuing any other remedies available under any other law, state or federal statute, or the common law. The violations of this section by an employer shall not be admitted into evidence for the purpose of, or used as, a defense to criminal liability of any person in any Court in this State. (e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to processes that are designed to manage the type or volume of incoming or outgoing electronic mail or telephone voice mail or Internet usage, that are not targeted to monitor or intercept the electronic mail or telephone voice mail or Internet usage of a particular individual, and that are performed solely for the purpose of computer system maintenance and/or protection. 73 Del. Laws, c. 148, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 403, §§  1, 2;
19 DE Code § 706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 706. Continuation of labor contracts despite merger or other business combination.

§ 706. Continuation of labor contracts despite merger or other business combination. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, no merger, consolidation, sale of assets or business combination shall result in the termination or impairment of the provisions of any labor contract covering persons engaged in employment in this State and negotiated by a labor organization or by a collective bargaining agent or other representative. Notwithstanding such merger, consolidation, sale of assets or business combination, such labor contract shall continue in effect until its termination date or until otherwise agreed by the parties to such contract or their legal successors. (b) For purposes of this section:  (1) “Business combination” includes any merger, consolidation, joint venture, lease, sale, dividend exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in 1 transaction or a series of transactions) whether with a subsidiary or otherwise; and (2) “Employment” shall have the meaning set forth in § 3302(10)(H) and (I) of this title. (c) In the event that any such employee is denied or fails to receive wages, benefits or wage supplements as a result of a violation of this section, and in addition to injunctive or other relief provided by law, the provisions of Chapter 11 of this title shall be applicable to secure recovery against the merged or consolidated corporation or the resulting corporation, notwithstanding anything contained therein or elsewhere to the contrary. The remedies provided for herein shall be available against any of the parties to such merger, consolidation, sale of assets or business combination. 66 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  1;
19 DE Code § 707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 707. Meal breaks.

§ 707. Meal breaks. (a) An employer must allow an employee an unpaid meal break of at least 30 consecutive minutes, if the employee works 71/2 or more consecutive hours. The meal break must be given some time after the first 2 hours of work and before the last 2 hours. However, this rule does not apply to any professional employee certified by the State Board of Education and employed by a local school board to work directly with children. Also, it does not apply where there is a collective bargaining agreement or other written employer-employee agreement providing otherwise. Further, the Secretary of Labor shall issue rules for granting exemptions in cases where:  (1) Compliance would adversely affect public safety; (2) Only 1 employee may perform the duties of a position; (3) An employer has fewer than 5 employees on a shift at a single place of business (in which case the exemption applies only to that shift); or (4) The continuous nature of an employer's operations, such as chemical production or research experiments, requires employees to respond to urgent or unusual conditions at all times and the employees are compensated for their meal break periods. (b) Any employer who discharges or in any manner discriminates against an employee because that employee has made a complaint or has given information to the Department of Labor pursuant to a violation of this section, or because the employee caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceedings under this section, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings shall be deemed in violation of this section. (c) Whoever violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for each violation. Jurisdiction of violations of this subchapter shall be in any court of competent jurisdiction. 68 Del. Laws, c. 357, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 294, §§  8, 9;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
19 DE Code § 709. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 709. Employment information.

§ 709. Employment information. (a) An employer or any person employed by the employer who discloses information about a current or former employee's job performance to a prospective employer is presumed to be acting in good faith; and unless lack of good faith is shown, is immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences. For purposes of this section, the presumption of good faith may be rebutted upon a showing that the information disclosed by such employer was knowingly false, was deliberately misleading or was rendered with malicious purpose; or that the information was disclosed in violation of a nondisclosure agreement, or was otherwise confidential according to applicable federal, state or local statute, rule or regulation. (b) For purposes of this section, the word “information” includes:  (1) Information about an employee's or former employee's job performance or work-related characteristics; (2) Any act committed by such employee which would constitute a violation of federal, state or local law; or (3) An evaluation of the ability or lack of ability of such employee or former employee to accomplish or comply with the duties or standards of the position held by such employee or former employee.70 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 200, §  1;
19 DE Code § 709B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 19 - Labor|Chapter 7. Employment Practices|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 709B. Unlawful employment practices; compensation history

§ 709B. Unlawful employment practices; compensation history (a) Definitions. — For the purposes of this section:  (1) “Applicant” means a prospective employee applying for employment.  (2) “Compensation” includes monetary wages as well as benefits and other forms of compensation.  (b) It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer or an employer's agent to:  (1) Screen applicants based on their compensation histories, including by requiring that an applicant's prior compensation satisfy minimum or maximum criteria.  (2) Seek the compensation history of an applicant from the applicant or a current or former employer.  (c) For the purposes of this section, if an employer can demonstrate that the employer's agent, who is not an employee, was informed of the requirements of this section and instructed to comply by the employer, then the employer is not liable for actions taken by the agent in violation of this section. (d) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer or an employer's agent and an applicant from discussing and negotiating compensation expectations provided that the employer or employer's agent does not request or require the applicant's compensation history.  (e) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer or an employer's agent from seeking the applicant's compensation history after an offer of employment with terms of compensation has been extended to the applicant and accepted, for the sole purpose of confirming the applicant's compensation history. (f) The Department of Labor shall post the requirements of this section on its website and shall perform outreach as necessary to educate employers of the requirements of this section. (g) Enforcement. — The Department of Labor has the same powers under this section as given in § 1111 of this title. (h) Penalties. — (1) Any employer or employer's agent who violates or fails to comply with any requirement of this section shall be deemed in violation of this section and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 for the first offense and not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for each subsequent violation. (2) For penalty purposes, any actions by an employer or employer's agent that violate the provisions of paragraph (b)(1) or (b)(2) of this section that pertain to interviewing and hiring for a single position shall constitute a single violation. (3) A civil penalty claim may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction.81 Del. Laws, c. 41, § 1;