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NFIB Reaction to Delaware Senate’s Passage of Paid Leave, New Payroll Tax

March 8, 2022 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

NFIB Reaction to Delaware Senate’s Passage of Paid Leave, New Payroll Tax

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mike O’Halloran, NFIB State Director in Delaware, 301-335-1063 / mikea.ohalloran@nfib.org DOVER (March 8, 2022) – Today, the Delaware Senate passed legislation to create a new paid family and medical leave program that includes a payroll tax on small businesses and their employees. Mike O’Halloran, state director for NFIB in Delaware, made the following statement after the vote: “It’s very disappointing to see the Delaware Senate press forward with a bill that will have an outsized and negative impact on small businesses and their employees. The fact is, small business owners do everything they can to meet the needs of their workers, especially when they have family members in need of palliative care. But this bill creates a payroll tax that will cost owners and workers at a time when they least can afford it.” About NFIB For more than 75 years, NFIB has been the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit www.NFIB.com.

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NFIB Reaction to Delaware Senate’s Passage of Paid Leave, New Payroll Tax

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