Delaware Department of Labor
The Office of Labor Law Enforcement serves to ensure fair and equitable treatment in the workplace by enforcing or administering 21 state and federal labor laws, including wage payment, minimum wage, child labor, and prevailing wages for state-funded construction projects. The Office is made up of the two Units listed below.
Wage & Hour Unit
It is the mission of the Wage and Hour Unit to provide public service through the fair, effective, and efficient administration of laws that protect the wages and fringe benefits of Delaware’s workers. This includes wage payment, minimum wage, child labor, meal breaks, the right to inspect personnel files, record keeping, special employment practices, and compliance with the requirement that certain entities post notices related to human trafficking.
Delaware’s Minimum Wage will be increasing on 1/1/2023.
Click Here to download the Wage & Hour Announcement.
Unit Contact Information
Director: Dr. Michael Boone
Administrator: Ethel Belfon
Labor Law Enforcement Supervisor: Dyron Green
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST
Phone: (302) 761-8200 (Press Option 3)
Fax: (302) 661-7205
Email (Wage Complaint): Wages@Delaware.gov
Email (Child Labor Work Permit): WorkPermits@Delaware.gov
Office Locations
| Wilmington Fox Valley 4425 N. Market Street 3rd Floor Wilmington, DE 19802 |
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| Newark University Office Plaza 252 Chapman Road 2nd Floor Newark, DE 19702 |
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| Dover Blue Hen Corp. Center 655 S. Bay Road Suite 2H Dover, DE 19901 |
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| Georgetown 8 Georgetown Plaza Suite 2 Georgetown, DE 19947 |
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All Mailed Correspondence & Overnight Package Deliveries (FedEx, UPS etc.) should go to:
Delaware Department of Labor
Division of Industrial Affairs
Wage and Hour Unit
4425 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19802
Construction Industry Enforcement Unit
The Construction Industry Enforcement Unit serves to educate employers and protect workers from unfair and/or unsafe working conditions through the enforcement of laws governing Delaware’s Prevailing Wage Law, Workplace Fraud Act (Worker Misclassification), Contractor Registration Act and all associated labor laws enforced by the Department.
