The Normal Meeting on Thursday handed laws to offer as much as 12 weeks of statewide paid household and medical depart, one of many extra vital and progressive payments Delaware legislators have handed lately.
The Home handed the invoice with a vote of 29-11 and now heads to the governor’s desk. Gov. John Carney is predicted to signal the invoice into legislation, as he expressed assist for paid household depart at the beginning of the session.
Whereas no Senate Republicans voted for the laws, Reps. Mike Ramone, R-Pike Creek South, and Mike Smith, R-Pike Creek Valley, supported the laws.
A number of Republicans, together with some who voted no, praised Democratic lawmakers for reaching out throughout the aisle, regardless of already having the votes obligatory.
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When the invoice handed on Thursday, the Home chamber erupted into applause.
Delaware will be a part of 10 states and the District of Columbia in providing related statewide household and medical depart insurance policies. Maryland, earlier this month, handed the same invoice, with the Legislature overriding Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto.
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How will the paid household depart plan work?
The Delaware plan works like this: A statewide paid household and medical depart insurance coverage program shall be created and shall be eligible for each state and personal staff. It’s supposed for use for sure life occasions like severe sickness, a brand new youngster or adjusting to navy deployment.
This system shall be funded by lower than 1% of a employee’s weekly wage, break up evenly by the worker and the employer. The contributions start in 2025, with the advantages being first accessible in 2026. Those that are part of this system would obtain as much as 80% of their common weekly wages.
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Sen. Sarah McBride, a Wilmington Democrat, sponsored the laws. She reintroduced the invoice earlier this yr after making revisions that have been key to getting the assist of the governor and a few enterprise homeowners.
One of many extra vital adjustments included proscribing sure relationships that will qualify for depart, particularly for folks, kids and spouses. The utmost protection for household caregiving is six weeks, whereas parental depart is 12 weeks.
Staff additionally must work for his or her employer for a yr earlier than qualifying for the profit.
And a few small companies have the selection to choose in: Companies with lower than 10 staff wouldn’t robotically be coated for parental depart, whereas companies with lower than 25 folks wouldn’t robotically be coated for household caregiving and medical depart.
An modification was additionally added Thursday by Home lawmakers to exempt any enterprise that’s closed for 30 consecutive days or extra yearly. A report should even be submitted to the Normal Meeting by July 1, 2029, about this system.
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Honor D Lady cruised to a 5 1/2-length victory in the Grade 2, $500,125 Delaware Handicap on Sunday at Delaware Park.
The 4-year-old daughter of Honor Code gave her jockey Jose Ortiz his fourth victory in the filly-and-mare race, equaling the record set by Angel Cordero Jr., who won in 1968, 1974, 1981 and 1987. Ortiz previously won with Belle Gallantey in 2014 and Elate in 2018 and 2019.
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Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Honor D Lady returned $6.20 as the second choice in the field of seven.
Saddle Up Jessie, with Sheldon Russell, finished second, a half-length in front of the even-money favorite Wet Paint with Flavien Prat.
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Abundancia with Julio Hernandez cut early fractions of 24.07 seconds for the quarter-mile and 49:67 for the half-mile before fading to sixth.
The final time was 1:59.86 for the 1 3/16 miles over the fast main track.
“I rode her one time already, and we won,” Ortiz said. “Saffie told me you have the 2 hole, so try to break clean, try to find your way outside, do not give too much to do, and keep close to the pace, but at the end of the day you ride her how you want. That is what I tried to do, and I am glad it worked out. When I hit the three-eighths pole, she kind of moved about two jumps before I wanted, so I had to kind of grab her and take a little momentum away from her, but I was sitting on a lot of horse.”
This was the second win of the year for Honor D Lady from four starts. The Kentucky-bred trained filly won the Royal Delta (G3) on Feb. 17. Her career record is five wins from 13 starts with earnings of $708,167.
Authorities are reportedly conducting a death investigation at Towers Beach, located just south of Dewey Beach. Initial reports indicate that lifeguards found a body on the beach early Sunday morning. Officials have not confirmed those details.
Several DNREC (Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control) and state beach workers have cordoned off a section of the dunes at Towers Beach as part of the ongoing investigation.
investigators from the Delaware state police are also on scene to assist in the investigation.
Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene shortly before 10:00 AM to assist in the operation.
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According to beachgoers, authorities are also closing the south side of the beach.
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If you have a teen driver on your car insurance policy and have been feeling a strain on your wallet, that’s no surprise.
A higher cost is usually given for younger drivers new to the road, but Delawareans have an even worse deal as one of the states with the biggest insurance cost gap between young drivers and older drivers.
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Delaware car insurance rates
A report from MarketWatch Guides analyzed the nature of young drivers in the U.S. by looking at the number of licensed drivers per age group, overall costs and driving habits.
Delaware ranks as the state with the fourth biggest gap in insurance rates between 16-year-old drivers and older drivers.
The average annual cost of auto insurance for 16-year-olds is $13,788 compared to the average annual cost of $2,852 for 25- to 55-year-olds, a 383.50% difference.
Due to this gap and rising costs, MarketWatch reports that 45% of those aged between 18 and 34 consider passing on auto insurance.
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The state with the worst gap between young drivers and old drivers is Connecticut, with 16-year-old drivers costing $11,410 and 25- to 55-year-olds costing $1,951, a 484.8% difference.
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Rhode Island is No. 2, with a 465.9% difference, followed by Wisconsin with a 400.2% difference.
The rest of the top 10 includes
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Idaho, with a 355.8% difference. Younger drives pay $6,433 while older drivers pay $1,412
Tennessee, with a 353.4% difference. Younger drivers pay $6,897 while older drivers pay $1,521
Utah, with a 346% difference. Younger drivers pay $8,534 while older drivers pay $1,913
Oregon, with a 341.6% difference. Younger drivers pay $8,403 while older drivers pay $1,903
Louisiana, with a 340.9% difference. Younger drivers pay $13,261 while older drivers pay $3,008
Nevada, with a 325.9% difference. Younger drivers pay $11,788 while older drivers pay $2,768
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