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SB194 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Amendment SA 1 to SB 194 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.
  • This Act establishes worker protections for employees who work in a warehouse distribution center.
  • This Act requires employers to provide each employee with a written description of any quota the employee may be subject to during their scope of employment.
  • This Act prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to meet a quota that would prevent the employee from being able to have meal and rest periods as required by Department of Labor standards.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment SA 1 to SB 194 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Labor) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  3. 2025-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Labor Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTIONS.
This Act establishes worker protections for employees who work in a warehouse distribution center. This Act requires employers to provide each employee with a written description of any quota the employee may be subject to during their scope of employment. This Act prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to meet a quota that would prevent the employee from being able to have meal and rest periods as required by Department of Labor standards. Adverse action may not be taken against an employee by an employer for failure to meet a quota that does not allow for meal and rest periods.
The Act permits an employee to request a written description when they believe a quota prohibited them from receiving appropriate meal or rest periods. Any discriminatory or retaliatory action taken against an employee within 90 days of the employee making a written request or complaint creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation by the employer. The Act establishes the Secretary of Labor’s aut