Joanna Barnekov-Staib Named Statewide Coordinator of New Office of Workforce Development
Department of Labor | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
WILMINGTON – Today, Delaware Department of Labor Secretary LaKresha Moultrie announced Joanna Barnekov-Staib will be the Statewide Coordinator of the new Office of Workforce Development. Established by Delaware Governor Matt Meyer’s Executive Order 10, the Office of Workforce Development will serve as a centralized, statewide office to ensure that state and federal resources are efficiently […]
DELAWARE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PARTNER WITH OPENAI ON CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Department of Labor | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, September 4, 2025
WILMINGTON — Governor Matt Meyer announced today that Delaware will be the first state in the nation to join the OpenAI Certification Program, a groundbreaking initiative to help students and workers build fundamental skills in artificial intelligence. The partnership will begin with early-stage programming across schools and workforce training programs to give every Delawarean the […]
Delaware Dept. of Labor to Host ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop
Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Labor | Industrial Affairs | New Castle County | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 29, 2025
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware Department of Labor’s Office of Anti-Discrimination will host a free “Know Your Rights” workshop on Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 6 – 8 p.m. The bilingual event will be held in the gym of the Latin American Community Center, 402 N Harrison St, Wilmington, DE 19805, in partnership with the […]
DE Dept of Labor Launches Youth Workforce Connect Call
Department of Labor | Industrial Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 7, 2025
WILMINGTON, Del. — The Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Industrial Affairs is launching the Delaware Youth Workforce Connect Call, a new virtual informational series designed to bridge the gap between community organizations and state agencies that support Delaware’s young workers. Hosted by the Delaware Department of Labor’s Office of Wage & Hour, this monthly […]
Delaware Improves Workers’ Compensation Act
Department of Labor | Industrial Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
WILMINGTON – On Monday, Governor Matt Meyer signed legislation that improves Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Senate Bill 145 allows workers’ compensations payments to be made to claimants by direct deposit and increases the reimbursement percentage of activities from 66.6 to 100 percent. Senate Bill 164 provides a one-time increase of 3 percent in aggregate workers’ […]
