Supreme Court of Delaware

Under the Wage Payment and Collection Act (WPCA), an employer may withhold wages when there are reasonable grounds for a dispute between the employer and employee arising out of the employment contract. When an employee leaves owing an employment-related debt to his employer, the employer may deduct the employee's debt from final wages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2006
• Published 05/25/2006

Judges

• RIDGELY, Justice., Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices.

Court

• Supreme Court of Delaware

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D. Goldberg, Esq., (argued), of Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, Delaware for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David R. Hackett, Esq. (argued), of Griffin & Hackett, Georgetown, Delaware, for appellee.