Delaware Paid Leave Fixes and Wins | Dover News

Delaware’s paid leave program, six months in, is still tweaking its systems—but it’s already paying out over $7.6 million to more than 1,700 workers for medical and parental leave. Despite early delays caused by manual processes, the Division of Paid Leave is racing to automate key reviews, fixing major bugs within two weeks and smaller issues by December. Eligible workers—those with at least a year in-state and 25+ hours weekly—get up to 12 weeks of parental or 6 weeks of other care leave, covering 80% of wages (up to $900/week). About 40% of claims are rejected, often due to employer coverage, small business size, or hour requirements. Staffing is expanding to keep pace as the program continues to deliver real support to families. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a192b10a35ce4682