The Delaware Department of Labor is launching a new initiative aimed at strengthening employment opportunities and protections for the state’s youngest workers. The “Delaware Youth Workforce Connect Call,” a monthly virtual series organized by the Department’s Division of Industrial Affairs, will debut on Thursday, August 21. The series is designed to connect community organizations, educators, employers, and state agencies to share resources, …
The state’s libraries plan on using federal grant money to add digital specialists to the Delaware Libraries Social Innovation Team, which helps Delawareans with social services like finding housing and jobs, applying for healthcare, becoming financially literate, and more. “The Delaware Libraries Social Innovation Team holds Open Labs in public libraries throughout the state for individuals seeking just-in-time assistance with …
A nonprofit filed a request Wednesday to the Delaware General Assembly to investigate the failure by state officials responsible for reporting the act of embezzlement in excess of $180,000 from the Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Unemployment Insurance. The Delaware Coalition for Open Government filed the request. That group aims for transparency and accountability in Delaware’s government — it …
‘Folks need to take that step and start looking for jobs,’ the governor said. ‘That will be part of the way be we will take. That is the normal requirement.’
