Unpaid Wages Demand Letter in Delaware
A letter asking an employer to pay wages you are owed, before you file a wage claim with your state labor agency or the U.S. Department of Labor. Keep copies of pay stubs, schedules and messages.
What Delaware law says
| Final paycheck if fired or laid off | By the later of (1) the next regular payday for the period worked, or (2) three business days after the last day worked. This applies whether the employee is discharged, suspended or laid off. The employee may ask for the check to be mailed. An employer that fails to pay without a reasonable dispute owes liquidated damages of 10% of the unpaid wages per day (excluding Sundays and holidays), up to the amount of the unpaid wages. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: 19 Del. C. § 1103(a) |
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| Final paycheck if you quit | By the later of (1) the next regular payday for the period worked, or (2) three business days after the last day worked. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: 19 Del. C. § 1103(a) |
| Minimum wage | $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2025. No further increase is scheduled in state law; if the federal minimum wage ever rises above the state rate, the federal rate applies. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: 19 Del. C. § 902(a) |
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[today's date]
To: [employer name], [employer address]
From: [your name], [your address]
I worked for you as [job title] from [start date] to [end date or present]. You have not paid me $[amount owed] for [the hours, overtime, final paycheck or tips owed], covering [dates owed].
Please pay this amount by [payment deadline] by [payment method].
If I do not receive payment, I plan to file a wage claim with [state labor agency] and pursue any other remedies the law allows.
[your name] [phone or email]
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