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Type an employer's name as it appears on a pay stub or a storefront. The list searches every one of the 575 Delaware employers on the record: the 186 with a page of their own open it, and the rest show their whole record in the result line.
From the Labor Department file
Delaware at a glance
- Investigations closed
- 684
- With a violation found
- 495
- Back wages agreed
- $7,331,725
- Workers due back wages
- 7,135
- Civil money penalties
- $647,060
- Employers on the record
- 581
- Employers with a page
- 186
- Latest case in the file
- March 2026
By year
Investigations closed in Delaware by year
Investigations closed per year, counted by the year the findings ended. Blue bars: cases. The file runs from fiscal 2005; the latest year is partial.
Biggest cases
Employers with the most back wages agreed
The fifty employers in Delaware with the most back wages agreed, all cases combined.
Largest civil money penalties
| Employer | City | Cases | Penalties | Back wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qsi LLC | Milford | 3 | $144,315 | $0 |
| Papen Farms, Inc. | Dover | 9 | $129,650 | $9,287 |
| Tekstrom, Inc. | Dover | 2 | $45,500 | $37,009 |
| Gunning Partners LLC | Wilmington | 1 | $35,955 | $64,718 |
| Mitra Qsr Kne LLC | Camden Wyoming | 2 | $31,649 | $0 |
| Delaware Restaurants, LLC | New Castle | 2 | $29,665 | $0 |
| Coastal Services LLC | Ocean View | 1 | $26,706 | $19,256 |
| Vicdania Health Services, LLC | Dover | 1 | $17,362 | $73,961 |
| Ascent Technologes, Inc. | Newark | 1 | $14,400 | $0 |
| Stinson Mushrooms | Hockessin | 1 | $14,243 | $0 |
| R.R.C. Restaurants, Inc. | Hockessin | 2 | $13,447 | $850 |
| ANM, Inc. | Wilmington | 1 | $13,289 | $5,724 |
| APS Market & Grill LLC. | Selbyville | 1 | $11,280 | $150,000 |
| El Topatio, Inc. | Wilmington | 1 | $8,459 | $128,051 |
| Broad Acres, Inc. | Dover | 1 | $8,263 | $0 |
| Safeway, Inc. | Rehoboth Beach | 1 | $7,920 | $0 |
| Quality Heating & AIR-CONDITIONING CO., INC. | Wilmington | 2 | $7,750 | $11,820 |
| Aliciajoey, LLC | Wilmington | 1 | $7,550 | $0 |
| Myers, Dwight HP | Camden Wyoming | 1 | $7,200 | $0 |
| RBFEC, LLC | Lewes | 1 | $6,606 | $0 |
| Zimmerman, Jack HP | Dover | 1 | $6,300 | $0 |
| D & K Ices, LLC | Hockessin | 2 | $4,356 | $0 |
| Broad Acres Farm, Inc. | Dover | 1 | $4,150 | $0 |
| TrueGreen Landcare LLC | New Castle | 1 | $3,500 | $0 |
| Genesis Care Venture | Wilmington | 1 | $3,400 | $3,752 |
Latest
Employers whose newest case closed last
Employers with a page whose most recent case closed last, by year.
By industry
Where the violations are found
| Sector | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care and social assistance | 87 | $1,208,007 | 1,461 |
| Construction | 120 | $1,137,921 | 874 |
| Accommodation and food services | 117 | $855,450 | 834 |
| Administrative, support and waste services | 60 | $524,690 | 635 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 30 | $196,983 | 158 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 25 | $193,642 | 211 |
| Manufacturing | 26 | $158,992 | 409 |
| Other services | 21 | $124,520 | 136 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 90 | $117,854 | 205 |
| Information | 9 | $96,223 | 17 |
| Finance and insurance | 12 | $94,815 | 125 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 13 | $87,045 | 52 |
| Retail trade | 30 | $85,817 | 79 |
| Utilities | 3 | $50,541 | 29 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 5 | $9,300 | 11 |
| Public administration | 4 | $6,824 | 6 |
| Wholesale trade | 6 | $4,489 | 2 |
| Management of companies | 1 | $354 | 1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Industry not stated | 24 | $2,378,256 | 1,890 |
Every case in Delaware by the sector of its industry code, ranked by back wages. The last row holds the cases whose code names no sector, so the column adds up to the 684 cases on the state record.
The 25 industries with the most back wages
| Industry | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Correctional Institutions | 5 | $1,707,972 | 1,503 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 49 | $583,030 | 424 |
| Home Health Care Services | 10 | $464,131 | 319 |
| State Transit Systems | 2 | $441,371 | 241 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 19 | $423,005 | 313 |
| Drywall and Insulation Contractors | 5 | $326,460 | 126 |
| Landscaping Services | 19 | $277,319 | 284 |
| State Highway Departments | 4 | $181,189 | 52 |
| Roofing Contractors | 7 | $170,300 | 133 |
| Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 13 | $166,756 | 62 |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 23 | $128,498 | 217 |
| Ambulance Services | 4 | $108,862 | 184 |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 32 | $108,823 | 170 |
| Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance | 4 | $105,837 | 85 |
| Temporary Help Services | 7 | $102,607 | 183 |
| Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers | 4 | $94,815 | 125 |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 16 | $86,663 | 80 |
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors | 3 | $71,493 | 36 |
| Janitorial Services | 5 | $68,610 | 70 |
| Other Commercial Printing | 2 | $67,295 | 280 |
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 9 | $64,241 | 5 |
| Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors | 14 | $59,794 | 97 |
| Parking Lots and Garages | 1 | $53,149 | 19 |
| All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing | 1 | $53,110 | 6 |
| All Other Information Services | 1 | $51,853 | 1 |
Industries as the Department codes them, the 25 of 214 with the most back wages.
By county
Delaware on the record by county
| County | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle County | 316 | 364 | $3,263,362 | 3,155 |
| Kent County | 102 | 136 | $2,901,265 | 2,635 |
| Sussex County | 167 | 183 | $1,161,888 | 1,339 |
| County not stated | 1 | 1 | $5,209 | 6 |
The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in, the city's own page as the fallback; a linked county opens its public records page. The last row counts the cases with no usable ZIP or city, so the column adds up to the state.
By city
Cities in Delaware on the record
| City | Employers | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 54 | 74 | $2,674,333 | 2,237 |
| Wilmington | 135 | 147 | $1,089,458 | 901 |
| Newark | 81 | 93 | $857,916 | 985 |
| Middletown | 10 | 10 | $438,850 | 448 |
| Claymont | 7 | 8 | $377,417 | 161 |
| New Castle | 56 | 61 | $300,682 | 397 |
| Selbyville | 8 | 9 | $227,536 | 112 |
| Milford | 17 | 17 | $192,231 | 241 |
| Bear | 21 | 24 | $144,232 | 128 |
| Georgetown | 13 | 14 | $140,554 | 253 |
| Millsboro | 9 | 9 | $124,995 | 38 |
| Camden Wyoming | 7 | 11 | $117,973 | 197 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 25 | 25 | $104,918 | 168 |
| Lewes | 19 | 20 | $78,040 | 75 |
| Dewey Beach | 4 | 4 | $75,119 | 59 |
| Delmar | 5 | 6 | $54,118 | 109 |
| Hockessin | 13 | 15 | $43,980 | 86 |
| Bethany Beach | 7 | 8 | $41,309 | 73 |
| Harrington | 7 | 7 | $40,019 | 79 |
| Smyrna | 11 | 14 | $39,547 | 42 |
| Bridgeville | 5 | 5 | $36,500 | 9 |
| Ocean View | 4 | 4 | $29,692 | 51 |
| Seaford | 14 | 15 | $19,872 | 45 |
| Houston | 1 | 6 | $12,724 | 57 |
| Dover Afb | 9 | 9 | $8,382 | 15 |
| Dagsboro | 2 | 2 | $7,990 | 11 |
| Newport | 2 | 2 | $7,110 | 13 |
| Cheswold | 1 | 1 | $6,824 | 6 |
| Harbeson | 3 | 3 | $5,941 | 10 |
| Odessa | 1 | 1 | $5,628 | 14 |
| Lincoln | 3 | 3 | $5,599 | 13 |
| Frankford | 1 | 1 | $5,057 | 13 |
| Milton | 4 | 4 | $4,247 | 12 |
| Laurel | 20 | 25 | $4,070 | 17 |
| Fenwick Island | 1 | 1 | $3,564 | 23 |
| Townsend | 3 | 3 | $2,962 | 27 |
| Felton | 5 | 5 | $1,463 | 2 |
| Millville | 1 | 1 | $536 | 7 |
| Port Penn | 1 | 1 | $337 | 1 |
| Hartly | 4 | 5 | $0 | 0 |
| Bethel | 4 | 6 | $0 | 0 |
| Magnolia | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Greenwood | 1 | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Clayton | 2 | 2 | $0 | 0 |
Cities as the Department recorded them, ranked by back wages; a linked city opens its public records page.
If you are owed wages
Where to file a wage claim in Delaware
In Delaware a wage claim can go to the state: How do I file a wage claim in Delaware? (Division of Industrial Affairs) takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
Straight answers
Delaware wage and hour records, questions
How many wage and hour cases does the Labor Department record in Delaware?
684 closed investigations of 581 employers between fiscal 2005 and the April 22, 2026 snapshot, 495 of them with a violation found, with $7,331,725 in back wages agreed and $647,060 in civil money penalties.
Which Delaware employer owed the most back wages?
Delaware State Department of Correction of Dover, with $1,707,972 agreed across 4 cases, which is the top of the table above.
Does this record include claims filed with the state?
No. It is the federal file alone: investigations the Wage and Hour Division closed. Claims filed with a state labor office, private lawsuits and settlements are not in it, so an employer missing here is not an employer with a clean record.
What does back wages agreed mean?
The amount the employer agreed to pay the workers the Division found were owed, computed at the federal minimum wage and overtime rates. It is not a court judgment, and the file records the agreement, not whether every dollar was paid.
How current is the record?
The Department refreshes the file about once a quarter. This page reads the snapshot dated April 22, 2026, whose latest closed case is from March 2026.
Where do I file a wage claim in Delaware?
In Delaware a wage claim can go to the state: How do I file a wage claim in Delaware? (Division of Industrial Affairs) takes claims under state law, which often covers more than the federal rules. The federal route is the Division's page on how to file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division with what to send and where. The Division also keeps a search of back wages owed to workers it collected and could not deliver.
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Where this record comes from
The record comes from the Wage and Hour Division compliance action data published by the U.S. Department of Labor, snapshot dated April 22, 2026 and read for this page on November 5, 2026, counted here by employer, year, industry, county and city for Delaware alone. The Wage and Hour Division made the findings. The Delaware public records page lists the state's other record offices, and the national wage theft records page ranks every state.
Disclaimer. The wage and hour information here is for general information only. It comes from the Labor Department's closed case file as the Department publishes it, which can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and a case on this record is not a court judgment and not an admission by the employer. Check with the Wage and Hour Division before you rely on it. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.