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Em plo ye rs  a re  n ot p erm it te d  t o  d ed uct o r w it h hold  w ag es f o r:E m plo ye rs  m ust k eep  r e co rd s(in clu d in g t h e r a te  o f p ay, h ou rs
w ork ed , a n d  a m ou n t p aid  f o r e ach  e m plo ye e f o r t h re e ( 3 ) y e ars .	
N otif y  e m plo ye es i n  w rit in g a t t h e t im e o f h ir e :
N otif y  e m plo ye es i n  w rit in g o f a n y r e d uctio n s i n  t h e r a te  o f p ay,	 	
F u rn is h  e ach  e m plo ye e w it h  a  p ay s ta te m en t s h ow in g:	
          	1 . 	R ate  o f P ay	
          	2 .  D ay,  h ou r,  a n d  p la ce  o f p aym en t	
          	3 .  E m plo ye r's  f r in ge b en eﬁ ts  p olic ie s	
       	a n d  a n y c h an ges i n  t h e d ay,  h ou r,  o r p la ce  o f p aym en t o r b en eﬁ ts .	
          	1 .  A m ou n t o f w ag es d ue;	
          	2 .  P ay p erio d  c o ve re d  b y t h e p aym en t;	
          	3 .  A m ou n ts  o f d ed uctio n s ( s e p ara te ly  s p eciﬁ ed ) w hic h  h ave	      	
              	b een  m ad e f r o m  t h e w ag es;	
         	4 .  T o ta l n um ber o f h ou rs  w ork ed  i n  t h e p ay p erio d  ( f o r e m plo ye es w ho a re	 	
             	p aid  a t a n  h ou rly  r a te ).	
E M PLO YER S O F F O UR ( 4 ) O R M ORE E M PLO YEES A RE R EQ UIR ED  T O :Fo x V alle y O ﬃ ce s
4 425 N ort h  M ark et S tre et- 3 rd  F lo or
W il m in gto n , D E 1 9 8 0 2
(3 0 2) 7 6 1-8 20 0
G eo rg eto w n A m eric a n  J o b  C en te r	 	
8  G eo rg eto w n P la za , S u it e  2
G eo rg eto w n, D E 1 9 94 7
(3 0 2) 8 56 -5 2 30
B lu e H en  C orp ora te  C en te r	 	
6 55 S  B ay R oad , S te . 2 H	 	
D ove r, D E 1 9 90 1
(3 0 2) 4 22-1 13 4
E m ail : w	a g es@ dela w are .g ov	  	|   	E m ail : 	w ork p erm it s @ dela w are .g ov	  	|  	W eb sit e : L a b or.d ela w are .g ov	P A YM EN T O F W AG ES	M IN IM UM  W AG E ( c o n tin ued )	PA YM EN T O F W AGES	W ag es m ust b e p aid  a t l e ast o n ce  e ach  m on th .
Em plo ye es m ust b e p aid  a ll  w ag es w it h in  s e ve n  ( 7 ) d ays f r o m  t h e c lo se  o f
each  p ay p erio d  [ w it h  s o m e e xc e p tio n s,  s e e § 110 2(b )] .
If   th e p ayd ay fa lls   o n  a  n on -w ork  d ay,  p aym en t  sh all  b e m ad e o n  th e
p re ce d in g w ork  d ay.
If   a n  e m plo ye e is  n ot  p re se n t  o n  th e re g u la r  p ayd ay,  p aym en t  s h all  b e
m ad e o n  th e n ext  re g u la r  w ork d ay th at  th e e m plo ye e is  p re se n t  o r  b y
m ail  ( o n ly  i f  r e q ueste d  b y t h e e m plo ye e).
W ag es m ay b e p aid  t o  a  b an k a cco u n t d esig n ate d  b y a n  e m plo ye e(u p on
th e e m plo ye e's  w rit te n  r e q uest).
W ag es  m ay  be  paid   in   ca sh   or  by  ch eck   (p ro vid ed   th at  su it a b le
a rra n gem en ts  a re  m ad e b y t h e e m plo ye r  fo r  c a sh in g a t a  b an k o r  o th er
b usin ess e sta b lis h m en t c o n ve n ie n t t o  t h e w ork p la ce ).
W hen eve r a n  e m plo ye e q uit s ,  r e sig n s,  i s  d is c h arg ed ,  s u sp en d ed  o r l a id  o ﬀ ,
th e w ag es e arn ed  s h all  b e p aid  o n  t h e n ext r e g u la rly  s c h ed ule d  p ayd ay(s )
e it h er  th ro u gh  th e u su al  p ay c h an nels   o r  b y m ail   (if   re q ueste d  b y th e
em plo ye e) a s i f  e m plo ym en t h ad  n ot b een  s u sp en d ed  o r t e rm in ate d .	
U N LA W FU L D ED UCTIO NS	  	M IN IM UM  W AG E	 	eﬀ ectiv e : 0 6-0 1-1 5  -  $ 8.2 5/h ou r	    	
e ﬀ ectiv e : 0 1-0 1-1 9  -  $ 8.7 5 /h ou r	 	
eﬀ ectiv e : 1 0 -0 1-1 9  -  $ 9.2 5/h ou r
effe ctiv e : 0 1-0 1-2 2- $ 10 .5 0 /h ou r
eﬀ ectiv e : 0 1-0 1-2 3 -  $ 11.7 5 /h ou r	   	
e ﬀ ectiv e : 0 1-0 1-2 4  -  $ 13 .2 5/h ou r
eﬀ ectiv e : 0 1-0 1-2 5 -  $ 15 .0 0 /h ou r
R eg u la r R ate :M IN IM UM  W AGE E X EM PTIO NS:Tip s m ay n ot b e t a k en  o r r e ta in ed  b y a n  e m plo ye r e xc e p t a s r e q uir e d  b y
la w .  T ip -p oolin g is  p erm it te d  (u n d er  c e rt a in  c o n d it io n s)  in  a n  a m ou n t
not t o  e xc e ed  1 5 %  o f t h e a ctu al t ip s r e ce iv e d  b y t h e e m plo ye e.	
E m plo ye es i n  a g ric u lt u re .
E m plo ye es i n  d om estic  s e rv ic e  i n  o r a b ou t p riv a te  h om es.
E m plo ye es o f t h e U nit e d  S ta te s G ove rn m en t.
O uts id e c o m mis sio n  p aid  s a le sp eo p le .
B on a ﬁ d e e xe cu tiv e s,  a d m in is tra to rs ,  a n d  p ro fe ssio n als .	 	
E m plo ye es e n gag ed  i n  ﬁ sh in g a n d  ﬁ sh  p ro ce ssin g a t s e a.	 	
V olu n te er  work ers   (f o r  ed uca tio n al,  re lig io u s  or  non -p ro ﬁ t
org an iz a tio n s).
J u n io r  ca m p  co u n se lo rs   em plo ye d   by  non -p ro ﬁ t  su m m er  ca m p
pro g ra m s.	
R EC O RD  K EEP IN G R EQ UIR EM EN TS :	B R EA KS	
Th e e m plo ye e  is  a  p ro fe ss io n al e m plo ye e c e rt iﬁ ed  b y t h e S ta te  B oard
o f  E d uca tio n  a n d  e m plo ye d  b y a  lo ca l  s c h ool  b oard  t o  w ork  d ir e ctly
w it h  c h il d re n .
Th ere  i s  a  c o lle ctiv e  b arg ain in g a g re em en t o r o th er e m plo ye r-
e m plo ye e w rit te n  a g re em en t w hic h  p ro vid es o th erw is e .	
T h is  r u le  d oes n ot a p ply  w hen :A ll e m plo ye es m ust b e o ﬀ ere d  a  m eal b re ak  o f a t l e ast 3 0  c o n se cu tiv e
m in ute s i f  t h e e m plo ye e i s  s c h ed ule d  t o  w ork  7 .5  o r m ore  h ou rs  p er d ay.
M ust b e a ft e r t h e ﬁ rs t 2  h ou rs  o f w ork  a n d  b efo re  t h e l a st 2  h ou rs  o f w ork .	
C om plia n ce  w ou ld  a d ve rs e ly  a ﬀ ect p ub lic  s a fe ty .
O nly  o n e ( 1 ) e m plo ye e m ay p erfo rm  t h e d utie s o f a  p osit io n .
A n e m plo ye r  h as  fe w er  th an  ﬁ ve  (5 )  e m plo ye e s  o n  a  sh if t   a t  o n e
lo ca tio n  ( t h e e xc e p tio n  w ou ld  o n ly  a p ply  t o  t h at s h if t ).
T h e c o n tin uou s n atu re  o f a n  e m plo ye r's  o p era tio n s,  s u ch  a s c h em ic a l
p ro d uctio n  o r r e se arc h  e xp erim en ts ,  r e q uir e s e m plo ye es t o  r e sp on d
to  u rg en t o r u n usu al  c o n d it io n s a t a ll  t im es a n d  t h e e m plo ye es a re
c o m pen sa te d  f o r t h eir  m eal b re ak s.	
R ule s h ave  b een  i s su ed  g ra n tin g e x em ptio n s w hen :N O TE : 	D ela w are 's  m in im um  c a sh  w ag e fo r t ip ped  e m plo ye es is  g re ate r	
th an  th e  ca sh  w ag e  re q uir e d  b y  fe d era l  la w .  Em plo ye rs   m ust  p ay
D ela w are 's  h ig h er r a te .
W here  e x em ptio n s a re  a llo w ed ,  e m plo ye es m ust  b e a llo w ed  to  e at
m eals  a t  th eir   w ork  s ta tio n s o r  o th er  a u th oriz e d  lo ca tio n s a n d  u se
re stro om  f a cil it ie s a s r e aso n ab ly  n ece ssa ry .
1.  C ash  o r i n ve n to ry  s h ort a g es;
2 .  C ash  a d va n ce s o r c h arg es fo r g ood s a n d  s e rv ic e s (u n le ss t h ere  is  a  s ig n ed
ag re em en t s p ecif y in g t h e a m ou n t o w ed  a n d  t h e r e p aym en t s c h ed ule );
3 .  D am ag ed  P ro p ert y
4 .  F a il u re  t o  r e tu rn  e m plo ye r's  p ro p ert y
U niv e rs it y  O ffic e  P la za
2 52  C hap m an  R oad , 2 n d  F lo or
N ew ark , D E 1 9 70 2
(3 0 2) 7 6 1-8 20 0	
DELA W ARE D EP A RTM EN T O F L A BO R	
DIV IS IO N O F I N DUSTR IA L A FFA IR S	
E M PLO YEES W HO  R EC EIV E T IP ST h e m in im um  c a sh  w ag e p aya b le  t o  e m plo ye es w ho r e ce iv e  t ip s i s  $  2 .2 3 p er
h ou r,  e ﬀ ectiv e  1 0 /1 /9 6.
Th e e m plo ye r m ust b e a b le  t o  p ro ve  t h at t h e e m plo ye e r e ce iv e d  t h e b ala n ce  o f
th e f u ll m in im um  r a te  i n  t ip s.
Revis e d  0 1/1 7 /2 0 23

Th e m in im um  a g e f o r e m plo ym en t i s  1 4 .
W ork  P erm it s  a re  r e q uir e d  f o r a ll e m plo ye d  m in ors  u n d er t h e a g e o f 1 8 .
E m plo ye rs  a re  re q uir e d  to  k eep  W ork  P erm it s  o n  ﬁ le  fo r  e ach  e m plo ye d
m in or.
A  n ew  W ork  P erm it  i s  r e q uir e d  w hen  t h e e m plo ye r o f a  m in or c h an ge	s	.	
G en era l P ro vis io n sF o x V alle y O ﬃ ce s
4 425 N ort h  M ark et S tre et- 3 rd  F lo or
W il m in gto n , D E 1 9 8 0 2
(3 0 2) 7 6 1-8 20 0
G eo rg eto w n A m eric a n  J o b  C en te r	 	
8  G eo rg eto w n P la za , S u it e  2
G eo rg eto w n, D E 1 9 94 7
(3 0 2) 8 56 -5 2 30
B lu e H en  C orp ora te  C en te r	 	
6 55 S  B ay R oad , S te . 2 H	 	
D ove r, D E 1 9 90 1
(3 0 2) 4 22-1 13 4
E m ail : w	a g es@ dela w are .g ov	  	|   	E m ail : 	w ork p erm it s @ dela w are .g ov	  	|  	W eb sit e : L a b or.d ela w are .g ov	C H IL D  L A BO RW AG E T H EFT	Revis e d  0 1/1 7 /2 0 23A n e m plo ye r m ay n ot d o a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g:U niv e rs it y  O ffic e  P la za
2 52  C hap m an  R oad , 2 n d  F lo or
N ew ark , D E 1 9 70 2
(3 0 2) 7 6 1-8 20 0	
DELA W ARE D EP A RTM EN T O F L A BO R	 	
DIV IS IO N O F I N DUSTR IA L A FFA IR S	
Pro vis io n s f o r I n d iv id uals  1 4  a n d  1 5  Y ears  o f A ge:	
B efo re  7 :0 0 a .m .  o r a ft e r 7 :0 0 p .m .  -  e xc e p t f r o m  J u n e 1 s t t h ro u gh  L a b or D ay
w hen  t h e e ve n in g h ou r s h all b e e xte n d ed  t o  9 :0 0 p .m .	 	
More  t h an  f o u r ( 4 ) h ou rs  p er d ay o n  s c h ool d ays
M ore  t h an  e ig h t ( 8 ) h ou rs  p er d ay o n  n on -s c h ool d ays
M ore  t h an  e ig h te en  ( 1 8 ) h ou rs  in  a n y w eek  w hen  s c h ool  is  in  s e ssio n  f o r ﬁ ve
(5 ) d ays
M ore  t h an  s ix  ( 6 ) d ays i n  a n y w eek
M ore  t h an  f o rt y  ( 4 0 ) h ou rs  p er w eek ;  a n d
M ore  t h an  ﬁ ve  ( 5 ) h ou rs  c o n tin uou sly  w it h ou t a  n on -w ork  p erio d  o f a t le ast
th ir t y  ( 3 0 ) c o n se cu tiv e  m in ute s.	
M IN O RS 1 4 -1 5  Y EA RS O F A GE S H ALL N O T W ORK :	Em plo y a n  in d iv id ual  w it h ou t r e p ort in g t h e in d iv id ual’s  e m plo ym en t
to  a ll  a p pro p ria te  g ove rn m en t  a g en cie s  a n d  p ayin g a ll  a p plic a b le
t a xe s a n d  f e es f o r t h e i n d iv id ual.
F a il  t o  p ro p erly  w it h hold  s ta te  a n d  f e d era l t a xe s f r o m  a n  e m plo ye e.
Fa il   to  fo rw ard  m on ey w it h held  fr o m  a n  e m plo ye e’s   w ag es  to  th e
ap pro p ria te  s ta te  o r  fe d era l  a g en cy w it h in  7  d ays o f  th e a p plic a b le
p ay p erio d .
Pay  an  em plo ye e  w ag es  th at  are   le ss  th an  th e  m in im um  w ag e
esta b lis h ed  u n d er s ta te  a n d  f e d era l l a w  f o r t h e w ork  p erfo rm ed .
M is c la ssif y  a  w ork er  a s  a n  in d ep en d en t  c o n tra cto r  fo r  p urp ose s  o f
avo id in g w ag e,  t a x,  o r w ork ers '  c o m pen sa tio n  o b lig atio n s u n d er t h is
t it le .
K now in gly  c o n sp ir e  to  a ssis t,  a d vis e ,  o r  fa cil it a te  a  v io la tio n  o f  th is
s e ctio n .
N ot  m ore  th an  tw elv e  (1 2 )  h ou rs   in  a  c o m bin atio n  o f  sc h ool  a n d  w ork
h ou rs  p er d ay
M ust  h ave  a t  le ast  e ig h t  (8 )  c o n se cu tiv e  h ou rs   o f  n on -w ork ,  n on -s c h ool
tim e i n  e ach  t w en ty -fo u r ( 2 4 ) h ou r p erio d
M ay n ot w ork  m ore  t h an  ﬁ ve  (5 )  h ou rs  c o n tin uou sly  w it h ou t a  n on - w ork
p erio d  o f a t l e ast t h ir t y  ( 3 0 ) c o n se cu tiv e  m in ute s.	
S p eciﬁ c P ro vis io n s f o r I n d iv id uals  1 6  a n d  1 7  Y ears  o f A ge:Th is   p oste r  p ro vid es  o n ly   g en era l  in fo rm atio n  re g ard in g th e  p ro vis io n s  o f
D ela w are 's  C hil d  L a b or  L a w s.  T h e re q uir e m en ts  o f  s ta te  la w  d o n ot  a ﬀ ect  a n
e m plo ye r's  o b lig atio n  t o  c o m ply  w it h  a n y p ro vis io n s o f f e d era l l a w .
Fo r a  l is t o f P ro h ib it e d  O ccu p atio n s,  c o n ta ct:T h e D ela w are  D ep art m en t o f L a b or, D iv is io n  o f I n d ustria l A ﬀ air s , O ﬃ ce  o f
La b or L a w  E nfo rc e m en t a t a n y o f t h e a d dre sse s l is te d .	
It  i s  u n la w fu l t o  r e ta lia te  a g ain st a n  e m plo ye e
b eca u se  ( s )h e h as m ad e a  c o m pla in t o r g iv e n	
in fo rm atio n  t o  t h e D ep t o f L a b or a b ou t p ossib le	
l a b or l a w  v io la tio n s.	
E m plo ye rs  A re  R eq uir e d  B y L a w  T o  D is p la y
Th is  O ffic ia l P oste r I n  A  P la ce  A cce ssib le  T o
E m plo ye es A nd  W here  T h ey R eg u la rly  P ass
V io la tio n s o f D ela w are  L a b or L a w s	
co u ld  r e su lt  i n  ﬁ n es o f u p  t o	
$ 20 ,0 00 p er v io la tio n .	
Fo llo w in g an  in ve stig atio n  in  w hic h  th e  D ep art m en t  m ak es  an
in it ia l  d ete rm in atio n  th at  a n  e m plo ye r  h as  v io la te d  o n e o r  m ore
p ro vis io n s  o f  su b se ctio n  (a )  o f  th is   se ctio n ,  th e D ep art m en t  m ay
d ecid e t o  i m pose  a  c iv il  p en alt y .
A n e m plo ye r w ho v io la te s t h is  s e ctio n  is  s u b je ct t o  a  c iv il  p en alt y  o f
n ot l e ss t h an  $ 2,0 00 a n d  n ot m ore  t h an  $ 20 ,0 00 f o r e ach  v io la tio n .
Each  in sta n ce  o f  a  v io la tio n  o f  su b se ctio n  (a )  o f  th is   se ctio n  p er
e m plo ye e i s  a  s e p ara te  v io la tio n .
Th e D ep art m en t m ay a ls o  r e fe r c a se s t o  t h e D ep art m en t o f J u stic e
fo r c rim in al p ro se cu tio n  c o n sis te n t w it h  §  8 41D  o f T it le  1 1	  	
P EN ALT IE SR ETA LIA TIO N
An e m plo ye r is  s u b je ct t o  a  c iv il   p en alt y  o f  n ot le ss t h an  $ 20 ,0 00 a n d
not m ore  t h an  $ 50 ,0 00 f o r e ach  v io la tio n  if  t h e e m plo ye r d is c h arg es o r
in  a n y m an ner r e ta lia te s o r d is c rim in ate s a g ain st a n  in d iv id ual b eca u se
th at i n d iv id ual d oes a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g u n d er t h is  s e ctio n :
a.  M ad e a  c o m pla in t o r p ro vid ed  i n fo rm atio n  t o  t h e D ep art m en t.
b .  C au se d ,  o r i s  g oin g t o  c a u se ,  a n  i n ve stig atio n  t o  b e i n stit u te d .
c.  T e stif ie d ,  o r i s  g oin g t o  t e stif y ,  i n  a  h earin g.

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