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  Category: Department of Labor


Department of Labor Releases New Fraud Prevention Guidelines for Employers and Claimants

Department of Labor | News | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023

WILMINGTON, Delaware – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) has re-released Fraud Prevention guidelines for employers and claimants to protect against identity theft and fraud involving unemployment insurance benefits as incidence of new consumer scams increase across the country. In recent months, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received multiple reports of scams where […]




Delaware Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy Releases Report on Delaware Women in Construction Trades

Department of Human Resources | Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del —The Office of Women’s Advancement & Advocacy, a Division of the Delaware Department of Human Resources, in partnership with the Delaware Departments of Labor and Education, released a new report titled- Delaware Women in the Construction Trades: A Path to Economic Security. The report examines the current state of women working in the […]




DOL Announces New Employer UI & Construction Employer Tax Rates for 2023

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023

WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) announced the revised Taxable Wage Base, Assessment Rate Tables, Cap Earned Rate for Calendar Year 2023, and the New Employer Rates for 2023, effective January 1, 2023. The taxable wage base will be $10,500 in 2023. With the unanimous support of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, […]




DOL Conducting 2023 Annual Prevailing Wage Survey

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

The Division of Industrial Affairs (DIA) at the Department of Labor (DOL) is currently conducting its Annual Prevailing Wage Survey for state-funded construction projects. On January 4, 2023, the Department mailed over 4000 survey forms to contractors. The completed survey forms must be postmarked or returned to DIA for the data to be used in […]




DOL Announces New Director of Vocational Rehabilitation

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

WILMINGTON, DE – Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Karryl Hubbard has announced that Elisha Jenkins will serve as the new Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), replacing former Director Andrea Guest, who retired earlier this year. DVR is a partner in helping job seekers develop skill sets to find employment. The division […]







  Category: Department of Labor


Department of Labor Releases New Fraud Prevention Guidelines for Employers and Claimants

Department of Labor | News | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023

WILMINGTON, Delaware – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) has re-released Fraud Prevention guidelines for employers and claimants to protect against identity theft and fraud involving unemployment insurance benefits as incidence of new consumer scams increase across the country. In recent months, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received multiple reports of scams where […]




Delaware Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy Releases Report on Delaware Women in Construction Trades

Department of Human Resources | Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del —The Office of Women’s Advancement & Advocacy, a Division of the Delaware Department of Human Resources, in partnership with the Delaware Departments of Labor and Education, released a new report titled- Delaware Women in the Construction Trades: A Path to Economic Security. The report examines the current state of women working in the […]




DOL Announces New Employer UI & Construction Employer Tax Rates for 2023

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023

WILMINGTON, DE – The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) announced the revised Taxable Wage Base, Assessment Rate Tables, Cap Earned Rate for Calendar Year 2023, and the New Employer Rates for 2023, effective January 1, 2023. The taxable wage base will be $10,500 in 2023. With the unanimous support of the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, […]




DOL Conducting 2023 Annual Prevailing Wage Survey

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

The Division of Industrial Affairs (DIA) at the Department of Labor (DOL) is currently conducting its Annual Prevailing Wage Survey for state-funded construction projects. On January 4, 2023, the Department mailed over 4000 survey forms to contractors. The completed survey forms must be postmarked or returned to DIA for the data to be used in […]




DOL Announces New Director of Vocational Rehabilitation

Department of Labor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

WILMINGTON, DE – Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Karryl Hubbard has announced that Elisha Jenkins will serve as the new Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), replacing former Director Andrea Guest, who retired earlier this year. DVR is a partner in helping job seekers develop skill sets to find employment. The division […]