As used in this chapter:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Labor or its authorized representatives.

(2) “Employ” means to suffer or permit to work.

(3) “Employee” includes any individual employed by an employer but shall not include:

a. Any individual employed in agriculture;

b. Any individual employed in domestic service in or about a private home;

c. Any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacity, or as an outside commission paid salesperson, not route driver, who customarily performs services away from the individual’s employer’s premises taking orders for goods or services;

d. Any individual employed by the United States;

e. Any individual engaged in the activities of an educational, charitable, religious or nonprofit organization where the employment relationship does not in fact exist or where the services are rendered to such organization gratuitously;

f. Any individual employed in the catching, taking, propagating, harvesting, cultivating or farming of any kind of fish, shellfish, crustacea, sponges, seaweeds or other aquatic forms of animal and vegetable life, or in the first processing, canning or packing such marine products at sea as an incident to or in conjunction with such fishing operations, including the going to and returning from work and loading and unloading when performed by any such employee;

g. Any individual under the age of 18 participating in and employed as a junior counselor or counselor in training (CIT) by a nonprofit organization in a summer camp program.

h. Any inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction and any inmate on work release who participates in the Prison Industries programs or other programs sponsored for inmates by the Department of Correction pursuant to Chapter 65 of Title 11 or other applicable Delaware law, unless said inmate is employed by an employer other than the State or a political subdivision thereof.

(4) “Employer” includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, statutory trust, business trust or any person or group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.

(5) “Gratuities” means voluntary monetary contributions received by an employee from a guest, patron or customer for services rendered.

(6) “Occupation” means any occupation, service, trade, business, industry or branch or group of industries or employment or class of employment in which employees are gainfully employed.

(7) “Wage” means compensation due to an employee by reason of the employee’s employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or check or bank convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such deductions, charges or allowances as may be permitted by the regulations of the Department under this chapter.

19 Del. C. 1953, § 901; 55 Del. Laws, c. 18, § 1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 669, § 10; 66 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 15, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 329, § 65.