Delaware
What Delaware law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
5 guides written for this state
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| claim | free route | statute |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | 25 Del. C. § 5514 |
| Employment unpaid overtime | The Division of Industrial Affairs takes a workplace complaint and says it is handled confidentially, with a response promised within 48 hours. Delaware sets no overtime rule of its own, so the overtime behind the complaint is the federal rule above.↗ | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | The Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Justice takes the complaint and mediates it at no cost. Delaware has no debt collection practices act of its own, so the state claim here is the general consumer fraud one and the specific claim is the federal one above.↗ | — |
| Employment being fired for complaining | Your EEOC deadline here is 300 days rather than 180, and the Office of Anti-Discrimination at the Department of Labor is the reason: the extension in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) turns on whether a state agency has authority over the same conduct, and here one does. Delaware makes you go there first — 19 Del. C. § 712(c)(1) says you shall first file a charge within 300 days, and it counts from the act or from the day you discovered it. Both clocks end on the same day, and filing with either office is free.↗ | — |
| Injury a car accident | — | 10 Del. C. § 8119 |
free route · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 2 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
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