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Extension Of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020   MEDIA CONTACT: Kenneth Briscoe Delaware Department of Labor Communications Coordinator kenneth.briscoe@delaware.gov   Thursday, October 1, 2020, The Delaware Department of Labor announced that the effective date of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act has been extended to July 1, 2021.    On September 28, 2020, Governor John Carney […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]




Delaware Gets Approval to Extend Pandemic-EBT Benefits to Feed Children During COVID-19 Emergency

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Eligible Households Will Be Reimbursed Through September for Cost of Meals That Would Have Been Available in Schools NEW CASTLE (Sept. 30, 2020) – The Division of Social Services received federal approval Sept. 25 to extend benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to cover the months of August and September. P-EBT was […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement Over 2014 Anthem Data Breach

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that Delaware has joined a total $39.5 million settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state multistate coalition and California. The DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit helped secure […]







  Category: News

Extension Of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act

Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2020   MEDIA CONTACT: Kenneth Briscoe Delaware Department of Labor Communications Coordinator kenneth.briscoe@delaware.gov   Thursday, October 1, 2020, The Delaware Department of Labor announced that the effective date of The Delaware Contractor Registration Act has been extended to July 1, 2021.    On September 28, 2020, Governor John Carney […]




DelDOT Calls Attention to Employee Injuries, High Number of Overall Fatalities

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

For the second time in two weeks, a DelDOT employee was seriously injured on Harris Road near Townsend in New Castle County yesterday while mowing grass. The employee was flown to the hospital as a result of the injuries he sustained and remains hospitalized. The driver was charged with driving without a license, not having […]




Emergency Sirens To Be Tested Tuesday

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Delaware State Police | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Smyrna, DE – The Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) and Delaware State Police will conduct a quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system on Tuesday, October 6, 2020.  The sirens will sound at around 10:45 a.m. The 37 sirens located within ten miles of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) […]




Delaware Gets Approval to Extend Pandemic-EBT Benefits to Feed Children During COVID-19 Emergency

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Eligible Households Will Be Reimbursed Through September for Cost of Meals That Would Have Been Available in Schools NEW CASTLE (Sept. 30, 2020) – The Division of Social Services received federal approval Sept. 25 to extend benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to cover the months of August and September. P-EBT was […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement Over 2014 Anthem Data Breach

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Wednesday that Delaware has joined a total $39.5 million settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state multistate coalition and California. The DOJ’s Consumer Protection Unit helped secure […]