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SPONSOR: Sen. Sokola & Rep. Osienski & Rep. Bolden &
Rep. Heffernan
Sens. Cruce, Hocker, Sturgeon, Townsend, Walsh; Reps.
Griffith, Michael Smith
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 263
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LABOR.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Amend Chapter 9, Title 19 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as
2 shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
3 § 901. Definition of terms.
4 As used in this chapter:
5 (3) “Employee” includes any individual employed by an employer but shall not include:
6 i. Any individual who has entered into a contract to play baseball at the minor league level and who is
7 compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working
8 conditions.
SYNOPSIS
This Act adds minor league baseball players to the existing exemptions from state minimum wage and
recordkeeping standards. After minor league players formed a union in 2022, minor league players represented by the
Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) signed their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League
Baseball (MLB) in 2023. This exemption actualizes that existing collective bargaining agreement between the players
union and MLB.
Author: Senator Sokola
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