Employers and employees need to understand federal and state laws governing plant closings and mass layoffs. Maryland's Economic Stabilization Act regulation provides voluntary guidelines for employers faced with major reduction in the work force. The Department Of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation provides workers some transition services and a benefits guide to adjust to the prospective loss of employment, to seek and obtain alternative jobs and, if necessary, to enter skill training or retraining that will allow these workers to successfully compete in the Maryland job market. Labor laws require employers to post employment related posters concerning regulatory information for employees in the workplace. As laws change, so do the employer related posters.
Posters are available and free of charge to all Maryland employers.
Unemployment Insurance provides benefits to persons who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are ready, willing and able to work and actively seeking work. Unlike some other government assistance programs, unemployment insurance is just that - insurance. In the State of Maryland, no deduction will be taken from a workers paycheck to pay for unemployment insurance. Unemployment Insurance program information for Maryland and U.S. can be found at the National Information Technology Support Center . Operating through 24 local Departments of Social Services, DHR is responsible for the administration of all major social service and welfare programs across the State.