Delaware Department of Labor Launches ‘Modernization 2.0’
Department of Labor | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
WILMINGTON – Today, the Delaware Department of Labor announced Modernization 2.0, a new strategy to address the agency’s most pressing challenges, including processing a backlog of unemployment insurance claims, responding faster to new claims, and ensuring the timely launch of Paid Family and Medical Leave. A cornerstone of this effort is a new partnership with […]
Employee Background Check Bills Signed into Law
Department of Labor | Industrial Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
WILMINGTON, DE – Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed two pieces of legislation into law that allow Delaware’s Department of Labor and Department of Finance to expand their ability to conduct background checks on employees and protect sensitive taxpayer information from misuse. House Bill 20 expands the positions that the Department of Labor has authorization […]
Office of the Governor and DOL Commit to Addressing Longstanding Unemployment Insurance Issues
Department of Labor | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Monday, March 31, 2025
Dover, Delaware — March 31, 2025 —The Department of Labor and Office of the Governor acknowledge long-standing financial and operational challenges relating to the Delaware Unemployment Insurance program and are taking bold, immediate steps to address them head-on. The following statement and plan of action by Secretary of Labor, Lakresha Moultrie come in response to […]
Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance Announces New Tax Schedules for 2025
Department of Labor | Newsroom | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Monday, February 3, 2025
WILMINGTON, Del. (Feb. 3, 2025) — The Delaware Division of Unemployment Insurance recently announced, under House Bill 433, newly established tax schedules for 2025. The tax schedule to be used will be determined by the calculation of the average high-cost multiple (AHCM) for the Delaware unemployment insurance trust fund. The AHCM, a commonly used actuarial […]
DOL Reissues Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Letters
Department of Labor | Newsroom | Unemployment Insurance | Date Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2024
The Division of Unemployment Insurance has corrected the issue related to the 2024 UI tax rate letters mailed in January. Corrected letters have been mailed to employers the week of February 5, 2024. The corrected letters have a date of February 1, 2024. The Division of Unemployment would like to thank all employers for their […]
