Delaware § 3371 Waiver or release of benefits; agreement by employee to pay assessments; penalties

Delaware Statutes

§ 3371 — Waiver or release of benefits; agreement by employee to pay assessments; penalties

Delaware § 3371

Title19

PartUnemployment Compensation

Subch.Protection of Employees’ Rights and Benefits

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 19, § 3371 (2026).

Text

(a)Any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute the individual’s rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void.

(b)Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer’s assessments, required under this chapter from such employer, shall be void.

(c)No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer’s assessments required from the employer, require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in the employer’s employ, wilfully or intentionally discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work on any term or condition of work of any individual on account of the individual claiming benefits under this ch

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(a) Any agreement by an individual to waive, release or commute the individual’s rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void.

(b) Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer’s assessments, required under this chapter from such employer, shall be void.

(c) No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer’s assessments required from the employer, require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in the employer’s employ, wilfully or intentionally discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work on any term or condition of work of any individual on account of the individual claiming benefits under this chapter or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims for benefits.

(d) Whoever, being an employer or officer or agent of an employer, wilfully or intentionally violates any provision of this section shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $23 nor more than $230 or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.

Legislative History

41 Del. Laws, c. 258, § 15 ; 43 Del. Laws, c. 280, § 21 ; 19 Del. C. 1953, § 3371; 53 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 1 ; 67 Del. Laws, c. 260, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1