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June 3, 2021 In In The News

Publisher’s View: Delaware’s leaders need to rethink federal benefits

From Delaware Business Times: The news that Gov. Carney and the state Department of Labor is reinstating the requirement that Delawareans on unemployment demonstrate that they’re looking for work is a good step to trying to get people back to work.

Rob Martinelli
President
Today Media Inc.

Delaware has 31,000 people receiving up to $400 per week from the state.  Many of us are intrigued by decisions being made in almost half of the other states to opt out of the $300 in additional weekly federal benefits. Missouri Governor Mike Parson told CNBC, “While these benefits provided supplementary financial assistance during the height of COVID-19, they were intended to be temporary, and their continuation has instead worsened the workforce issues we are facing.” Read more: https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/delaware-needs-to-rethink-federal-benefits/