Delaware Wage Payment Complaint to the Department of Labor
DELAWARE WAGE PAYMENT COMPLAINT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Before you use this: Complete and sign the Department's current Wage Claim Form. Attach this letter as a cover and wage narrative; sending this letter alone does not complete the agency form. Use the pay periods and actual payments in your records. Section 1103(a)(1) has a separate due-date rule after separation; the schedule below leaves that date for you to calculate from the applicable facts.
Date: [__/__/____]
To: Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs, Wage and Hour Unit
Email: [email protected]
From: [EMPLOYEE NAME]
Mailing address: [________________________________]
Phone and email for response: [________________________________]
Subject: Wage claim form attachment concerning unpaid wages from [EMPLOYER NAME]
Dear Wage and Hour Unit:
I attach my signed Wage Claim Form and ask the Department to review unpaid wages I believe [EMPLOYER NAME] owes me for work in Delaware. My information and supporting records are below. Please contact me if additional information is needed.
Employer and work
Employer's legal or trade name: [________________________________]
Workplace address: [________________________________]
Employer's mailing address, if different: [________________________________]
Supervisor or payroll contact: [________________________________]
My job and main duties: [________________________________]
First and last dates worked: [__/__/____] to [__/__/____]
Employment status: ☐ Still employed ☐ Resigned or quit ☐ Discharged ☐ Suspended ☐ Laid off
Agreed pay rate and method: [________________________________]
Regular pay period and payday: [________________________________]
Wages claimed
| Work period and wage item | Wages I calculate as due | Amount paid | Amount disputed | Due date and basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [DATES; REGULAR PAY, OVERTIME, COMMISSION, OR OTHER] | $[____] | $[____] | $[____] | [DATE; PAYROLL RECORD OR § 1102/§ 1103 BASIS] |
| [DATES; WAGE ITEM] | $[____] | $[____] | $[____] | [DATE AND BASIS] |
| Total | $[____] | $[____] | $[____] |
My explanation of how I calculated the unpaid amount, including hours, rates, commissions, deductions, or disputed payments: [________________________________]
If employment ended, my last day worked was [__/__/____], my next regular payday would have been [__/__/____], and three business days after my last day worked was [__/__/____]. The later date was [__/__/____].
The employer's stated reason for nonpayment, if any: [________________________________]
Wages the employer has acknowledged owing but has not paid, if any: $[____]. Section 1104(a) calls for payment of wages the employer concedes are due even while a balance is disputed.
Records and request
I enclose or can provide: ☐ pay statements ☐ time records ☐ contract or offer letter ☐ commission terms ☐ bank records ☐ messages about pay ☐ other [________________________________].
I have already asked the employer about these wages on [DATE/METHOD], and its response was [________________________________].
Please investigate the wage-payment facts, advise me of any further information or required filing step, and consider any action available under 19 Del. C. § 1113(b). I can be reached using the contact details above.
I declare that the facts I supplied are true to the best of my knowledge.
Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name: [________________________________]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Category
- Employment & HR
Legal authority
- 19 Del. C. § 1102(b)
- 19 Del. C. § 1103(a)(1)
- 19 Del. C. § 1104(a)
- 19 Del. C. § 1113(b)
Employment documents govern the relationship between a company and its workers, from offer letters and employment agreements through handbooks, performance reviews, and separations. Done right, they set clear expectations, protect against wrongful termination and discrimination claims, and give both sides a record to rely on. Done poorly, they invite lawsuits, agency complaints, and costly disputes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
19 Del. C. § 1102(b) (checked November 2, 2026): "Every employer shall pay all wages due within 7 days from the close of the pay period in which the wages were earned"
19 Del. C. § 1103(a)(1) (checked November 2, 2026): "Whenever an employee quits, resigns, is discharged, suspended, or laid off, the wages earned by the employee become due and payable by the employer on the later of the following"
19 Del. C. § 1104(a) (checked November 2, 2026): "In case of a dispute over the amount of wages, the employer shall pay without condition and within the time set by this chapter all wages or parts thereof conceded by the employer to be due"
19 Del. C. § 1113(b) (checked November 2, 2026): "Whenever the Department determines that wages, as required under this chapter, have not been paid, the Department may bring any legal action necessary to collect such claim."
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