Delaware
For Delaware, program name is Healthy Delaware Families Act; benefits start date is Jan. 1, 2026; total contribution rate is 0.8 percent; employer share is split with employee by leave type; employee share is split with employer by leave type, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Delaware verified
- Program name
- Healthy Delaware Families Act
- Benefits start date
- Jan. 1, 2026 verified
- Total contribution rate
- 0.8 percent
- Employer share
- split with employee by leave type our reading
- Employee share
- split with employer by leave type our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $900 verified
- Wage replacement formula
- 80 percent of the individual's average weekly wage, up to a cap of $900 per week
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 10 employees our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving our reading
- Program website
- https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/ our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Delaware’s wage replacement rate is 80 percent of the individual’s average weekly wage, up to a cap of $900 per week in the program’s first two years (2026 and 2027), with annual adjustments thereafter. The minimum benefit is $100 a week (including full wage replacement for workers who make less than $100 per week but are otherwise eligible for the program). See Delaware Benefits Calculator.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Benefits start date
Delaware Paid Leave went into full effect on Jan. 1, 2026 and employees are now able to submit claims applications.
Maximum weekly benefit
an employee will get up to 80% of their wages (up to $900 per week)
Family leave duration
Employees are limited to a maximum of 12 weeks of combined leave per year.
— all from labor.delaware.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- labor.delaware.govhttps://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/