Workers’ Compensation Rate Change 2019

IMPORTANT NOTICE 
DE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHANGE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
 
See chart below for rate change information, and please feel free to contact one of our Workers’ Compensation department attorneys for further discussion.
From the State of Delaware Department of Labor Division of Industrial Affairs:
MEMORANDUM
NEW WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
Secretary of Labor Cerron Cade has announced that the average weekly wage in Delaware for calendar year 2018 was $1,088.84. This wage figure was derived from data from employers participating in the State’s unemployment insurance system. Based on this weekly wage figure, the maximum weekly workers’ compensation rate will be $725.89. The minimum workers’ compensation rate will be $241.96. The daily rates are as follows:
   Effective July 1, 2019
Wage of $1,088.84 and Over:        Maximum       $725.89
1                                                                103.70
 2                                                                207.40
3                                                                311.10
4                                                                414.79
5                                                                518.49
    6                                                                622.19
7                                                                725.89
                                                  Minimum       $241.96

STATE OF DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHART
STATE OF DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHART 1978 – 2016
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1978
AWW $221.75             $154.50
Minimum                     $ 51.49
EFFECTIVE JUNE 20, 1979
AWW $247.07             $164.71
Minimum                     $ 54.90
EFFECTIVE MAY 23, 1980
AWW $262.79             $175.20
Minimum                     $ 58.40
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1981
AWW $292.20             $194.81
Minimum                     $ 64.94
EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 1982
AWW $312.66             $208.45
Minimum                     $ 69.47
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 1983
AWW $335.66             $223.78
Minimum                     $ 74.59
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1984
AWW $347.45             $231.64
Minimum                     $ 77.22
EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 1985
AWW $353.53             $235.69
Minimum                     $ 78.56
EFFECTIVE JUNE 5, 1986
AWW $366.33             $244.22
Minimum                     $ 81.41
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1987
AWW $375.79             $250.53
Minimum                     $ 83.51
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1988
AWW $397.71             $265.14
Minimum                     $ 88.38
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1989
AWW $420.96             $280.64
Minimum                     $ 93.55
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1990
AWW $445.81             $297.21
Minimum                     $ 99.07
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1991
AWW $468.58             $312.39
Minimum                     $104.13
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1992
AWW $491.75             $327.83
Minimum                     $109.28
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1993
AWW $508.94             $339.29
Minimum                     $113.10
EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 1994
AWW $519.25$346.17
Minimum                     $115.39
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1995
AWW $535.79            $357.10
Minimum                     $119.06
EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 1996
AWW $558.35            $372.23
Minimum                     $124.08
EFFECTIVE JUNE 18, 1997
AWW $588.69             $392.46
Minimum                     $130.82
EFFECTIVE JUNE 11, 1998
AWW $616.67             $411.11
Minimum                     $137.04
EFFECTIVE JUNE 15, 1999
AWW $652.02             $434.68
Minimum                     $144.89
EFFECTIVE JUNE 12, 2000
AWW $674.40             $449.60
Minimum                     $149.87
EFFECTIVE JUNE 20, 2001
AWW $703.65             $469.10
Minimum                     $156.37
EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 2002
AWW $737.35             $491.57
Minimum                     $163.86
EFFECTIVE JUNE 4, 2003
AWW $760.21             $506.81
Minimum                     $168.94
EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 2004
AWW $785.75             $523.83
Minimum                     $174.61
EFFECTIVE JUNE 6, 2005
AWW $815.29             $543.53
Minimum                     $181.18
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 2006
AWW $857.46             $571.64
Minimum                     $190.55
EFFECTIVE JUNE 7, 2007
AWW $888.38             $592.25
Minimum                     $197.42
EFFECTIVE JUNE 3, 2008
AWW $907.73             $605.15
Minimum                     $201.72
EFFECTIVE JUNE 16, 2009
AWW $916.00             $610.67
Minimum                     $203.55
EFFECTIVE JUNE 22, 2010
AWW $914.73             $609.82
Minimum                     $203.27
EFFECTIVE JUNE 13, 2011
AWW $933.08             $622.05
Minimum                     $207.35
EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 2012
AWW $967.52             $645.01
Minimum                     $215.00
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013
AWW $991.19            $660.79
Minimum                     $220.26
 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2014
AWW $998.35            $665.57
Minimum                     $221.86
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015
AWW $1,019.44         $679.63
Minimum                    $226.54
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016
AWW $1,034.18        $689.45
Minimum                    $229.82
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017
AWW $1,030.49          $686.99
Minimum                     $229.00
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018

AWW $1,070.48          $713.65
Minimum                    $237.88
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
AWW $1,088.84      $725.89
Minimum                $241.96
AWW – Average Weekly Wage