Workers Compensation in Delaware

Also known as workman’s comp, workers’ compensation insurance is a state-mandated insurance program that provides compensation to employees who suffer job-related injuries and illnesses. While the federal government administers a workers’ comp program for federal and certain other types of employees, each state has its own laws and programs for workers’ compensation. For up-to-date information on workers’ comp in Delaware or another state, contact your state’s workers’ compensation office. 

In general, an employee in Sussex County towns like Bethany Beach, with a work-related illness or injury, can get workers’ compensation benefits regardless of who was at fault — the employee, the employer, a coworker, a customer, or some other third party. In exchange for these guaranteed benefits, employees usually do not have the right to sue the employer in court for damages for those injuries.