Delaware Paid Leave Program Pays 1,760 Claims in First Six Months

Employees using Delaware’s new paid family leave program

The Delaware Department of Labor reported this week that as of the end of June, it paid 1,760 claims and distributied more than $7.6 million in benefits under the state’s

Delaware Paid Leave program pays 1,760 claims in first six months

Delaware's Paid Leave program has paid more than 1,700 claims and distributed more than $7.6 million in benefits during its first six months, according to the Delaware Department of Labor's Division of Paid Leave.

New plan encourages states to have at least 6 weeks of paid medical and family leave

One U.S. senator from Arkansas and another from New York are championing expanded access to paid family and medical leave at the state level.