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09.32.01.01.htm 09.32.01.01. 01 Purpose.. This chapter sets out the reporting requirements, payment requirements, and related procedures for employers.
09.32.01.03.htm 09.32.01.03. 03 Reports to Determine Liability.. A. Registration. An employer shall file a registration application with the Comptroller of the Treasury within 20 days after the first day the business begins operation.B. Further Information.. 1) Additional or supplemental reports to determine liability shall be filed at the Secretary's request.2) An employer that contends it is not liable under the Unemployment Insurance Law shall submit to the Secretary information to support that contention.
09.32.01.04.htm 09.32.01.04. 04 Posting of Notices.. An employing unit currently assigned an account number shall post notices in a prominent place near the actual employment locations, in a number and form designated by the Secretary, informing employees:A. That the employing unit is liable for contributions or payments instead of contributions under the Unemployment Insurance Law;B. Of their rights to benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Law; and.
09.32.01.11.htm 09.32.01.11. 11 Contribution Reports.. A. A contributor shall file with the Secretary, on or before the contribution payment date, a complete and correct contribution report containing:1) Total quarterly wages paid by the contributor;. 2) Taxable quarterly wages paid by the contributor;. 3) Total wages in excess of $8,500 per year (through 1992 the amount is $7,000). 4) Computation of contributions due;. 5) The employing unit's Maryland unemployment insurance account number;.
09.32.01.12.htm 09.32.01.12. 12 Employment Reports.. A. An employing unit shall file with the Secretary on or before the contribution payment date, a complete and correct employment report containing:1) Name and Social Security number of each employee;. 2) The employing unit's Maryland unemployment insurance account number;. 3) Total quarterly wages paid to each employee;. 4) Total quarterly wages paid by the employing unit; and. 5) Other information the Secretary may require.. B. Exceptions to Filing Date..
09.32.01.13.htm 09.32.01.13. 13 Closing of Accounts.. A. An employing unit that anticipates that it will not report wages for a 12-month period shall notify the Secretary to close its account.B. An employing unit that has reported no wages for the 12-month period from July 1 through June 30 shall be presumed to no longer be an employing unit and its account shall be closed.
09.32.01.15.htm 09.32.01.15. 15 Separation Notice.. Separation notices shall be requested and submitted in accordance with the Unemployment Insurance Law and COMAR 09.32.02.05.
09.32.01.15-1.htm 09.32.01.15-1. 15-1 Report of Work Refusal.. If an employer offers employment to an unemployed individual and the individual refuses the offer, the employer shall notify the Secretary in writing within 15 days after the refusal in order for the refusal to be considered in determining whether the individual is disqualified for benefits.
09.32.01.18-2.htm 09.32.01.18-2. 18-2 Covered Employment―Certain Business Entities.. A. Sole Proprietorships.. 1) Except as otherwise provided, a person performing services for wages for a sole proprietorship is engaged in covered employment.2) The following persons employed by a sole proprietor are not engaged in covered employment:. a) The sole proprietor;. b) A spouse of the sole proprietor;. c) Children of the sole proprietor under the age of 21; and. d) Parents of the sole proprietor.. B. Partnerships..
09.32.01.21.htm 09.32.01.21. 21 Successor Determinations Under §8-613—and 8-614.. A. Common ownership, management, or control exists between the successor employer and the predecessor employer when any person serves in any of the following positions in both the predecessor and successor employer:1) Sole proprietor, which includes spouse, children, and parents of a sole proprietor;. 2) Partner of a partnership;. 3) Member of a limited liability company;. 4) Chief Executive Officer;. 5) Chief Financial Officer;.
09.32.01.22.htm 09.32.01.22. 22 Transfer of Operations from Another State.. A. The transfer of a business from another state to this State within the meaning of the Unemployment Insurance Law occurs only when an operation maintained by an employing unit in another state has been closed, discontinued, or curtailed, in whole or in part, and that same operation is transferred into Maryland. The opening of new branches, new offices, or new retail outlets in this State does not constitute a transfer.
09.32.01.23.htm 09.32.01.23. 23 Common Paymasters.. A. Definitions.. 1) For the purpose of this regulation, "related corporation" means a member of a controlled group of corporations as the term is defined in the Internal Revenue Code.2) For purposes of this regulation, an individual is considered "concurrently employed" by two or more related corporations if the individual performs services for covered wages for the common paymaster for some portion of each calendar year.B. Payment through Common Paymaster..
09.32.01.26.htm 09.32.01.26. 26 Professional Employer Organizations.. A. Professional Employer Organization.. 1) "Professional employer organization" means an employing unit which places all or part of a client company's workers on its payroll or payrolls and, by written agreement, assigns or leases the workers to the client company.2) "Professional employer organization" does not mean a temporary help firm within the meaning of this subtitle.B. Obligations of a Professional Employer Organization..
09.32.01.9999.htm 09.32.01.9999. Administrative History Effective date: February 1, 1973. Regulation .02A amended effective March 1, 1982 (9:4 Md. R. 330). Regulation .04B amended effective July 28, 1978 (5:15 Md. R. 1187). Regulation .05A, D, F, G, H amended effective September 14, 1981 (8:18 Md. R. 1477). Regulation .05H amended effective March 30, 1977 (4:7 Md. R. 577) December 30, 1977 (4:27 Md. R. 2104)Regulation .08B amended effective September 14, 1981 (8:18 Md. R. 1477).
09.32.02.01.htm 09.32.02.01. 01 Purpose.. This chapter sets out the registration and reporting requirements and procedures for individuals applying for unemployment insurance benefits.
09.32.02.02.htm 09.32.02.02. 02 Definitions.. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.. B. Terms Defined.. 1) "Appointment" means reporting:. a) By telephone, at a scheduled date and time, and at the telephone number provided by the claimant to the Secretary; orb) In person at a specific date, time, and place.. 2) "Basic weekly benefit amount" means the weekly benefit amount for a week of total unemployment excluding any allowance for dependents.
09.32.02.03.htm 09.32.02.03. 03 Claims for Total Unemployment.. A. Claims Generally. Except as otherwise provided, to file an initial or reopened claim for benefits, an individual shall report as instructed by the Secretary.B. A claimant who earns gross wages in 1 week equal to or more than the claimant's weekly benefit amount may not file subsequent continued claims for total unemployment, but shall file an initial claim in order to claim subsequent benefits.
09.32.02.04.htm 09.32.02.04. 04 Reporting Requirements.. A. Notification of Reporting Requirements. A claimant shall be notified in writing of the reporting requirements upon the filing of an initial or reopened claim and, if requested to do so, shall acknowledge the notification.B. Continued Claims.. 1) Except as otherwise provided, following an initial or reopened claim, a claimant shall file continued claims in the manner required by the Secretary.
09.32.02.05.htm 09.32.02.05. 05 Separation Notices.. A. The Secretary shall request on appropriate forms information pertaining to the separation of claimants from employment.B. When a claimant files a new claim, the Secretary shall request separation information from the claimant's base period employers and the claimant's other employers from the end of the base period to the filing of the claim. Each employer shall indicate on the separation no1) Reason for the claimant's separation from employment;.
09.32.02.07-1.htm 09.32.02.07-1. 07-1 Qualified Individual with a Disability.. For purposes of determining whether a claimant is able to work under §8-903 of the Unemployment Insurance Law, the term "qualified individual with a disability" as used there has the same meaning as it does under the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12111.
09.32.02.07-2.htm 09.32.02.07-2. 07-2 Temporary Help Firm Former Employees.. A. Applicability. This regulation does not apply to claimants granted work-search exemptions under Regulation .07 of this chapter.B. Definitions.. 1) In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.. 2) Terms Defined.. a) "Temporary help firm" means an entity that assigns its own employees to perform services for clients on a nonpermanent basis.
09.32.02.08.htm 09.32.02.08. 08 Claims during Labor Dispute.. A. Notice by Employer.. 1) Immediately upon notice by the union of its intent to strike or the beginning of a labor dispute, the employer shall notify the Secretary of the existence of this dispute.2) Within 48 hours after the beginning of the dispute, the employer shall file with the Secretary a list stating the:a) Name, title, email address, telephone number, and address of the employer's representative;.
09.32.02.12.htm 09.32.02.12. 12 Severance Pay, Dismissal Pay, or Pay instead of Notice of Termination.. A. Definitions.. 1) Employee Benefits Package. (a) "Employee Benefits Package" means any cash or in-kind contribution which is made by an employer to or on behalf of an employee or any dependent of an employee and which does not constitute wages paid to the employee.b) "Employee Benefits Package" includes but is not limited to an employer's contribution:.
09.32.02.16.htm 09.32.02.16. 16 Benefit Payment.. A. Review of Claim. After an initial, reopened, or continued claim is filed, the Secretary shall review the claim and any separation information received from employers, together with any other available information to determine if the claimant is eligible for benefits for the week or weeks being claimed.B. Material Fact. A material fact is a fact that is of consequence to a decision regarding eligibility or disqualification for benefits.
09.32.02.18.htm 09.32.02.18. 18 Week of Disqualification.. If a claimant is disqualified from receiving benefits or found ineligible for benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Law, the first week of disqualification shall be the calendar week in which the act on which the disqualification is based occurred, or the calendar week beginning with the Sunday immediately before the last day of work, whichever is later.
09.32.02.19.htm 09.32.02.19. 19 First Day of Work and Last Day of Work on Midnight Shift.. When a claimant is reemployed and the hours of work on the first shift worked begin before midnight on one day and end after midnight, the claimant's first day of work shall be the day on which the shift ends. When, before a period of unemployment, a claimant last works a shift which begins before midnight on one day and ends after midnight, the claimant's last day of work shall be the day on which the last shift ended.
09.32.03.04.htm 09.32.03.04. 04 Extended Benefits To Federal Employees.. This State shall pay, as agent for the Secretary of Labor, and shall be reimbursed as provided in 5 U.S.C. §8505 an amount equal to the additional cost of extended compensation paid to federal civilian workers and ex-servicemen pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Chapter 85.
09.32.03.05.htm 09.32.03.05. 05 Combined Wage Credits and Interstate Benefits.. Where regular compensation exhausted by an individual or sharable regular compensation was based on combined wage credits earned in more than one state, Maryland shall pay extended benefits when it was the liable state so long as it is reimbursable in proper proportions as liable state under appropriate federal laws and regulations.
09.32.03.08.htm 09.32.03.08. 08 Recovery Including Restitution and Offset.. The provisions of Maryland law that apply to recovery of overpayments (including restitution and offset) shall apply to overpayments of extended compensation. If there is recovery of extended compensation, that proportion of the amount restored or offset which represents the federal share of the original payment shall be restored to the appropriate federal accounts.
09.32.03.09.htm 09.32.03.09. 09 Duplication.. An individual who is entitled to both extended compensation under the Unemployment Insurance Law and training allowances under §203 of the Manpower Development and Training Act with respect to a week shall be treated as he would have been treated had he been entitled to both regular compensation and the training allowance.
09.32.03.10.htm 09.32.03.10. 10 Partial Claims.. Provisions requiring the reduction of regular benefits by specified deductible income are also applicable to benefits paid under the Extended Benefits Program.
09.32.03.9999.htm 09.32.03.9999. Administrative History Effective date: February 1, 1973. Regulation .01C, F, I amended effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1796). Regulation .01F, I amended effective December 10, 1975 (2:28 Md. R. 1666). Regulation .02B amended effective March 30, 1977 (4:7 Md. R. 577) December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1796)Regulation .02C amended effective July 25, 1980 (7:15 Md. R. 1423) March 6, 1981 (8:5 Md. R. 472). Regulation .07 amended effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1796) ―.
09.32.04.01.htm 09.32.04.01. 01 Relation to Subscribing States.. This chapter shall regulate the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation in its cooperation with other states subscribing to the Interstate Reciprocal Coverage Arrangement hereinafter referred to as "the arrangements"
09.32.04.06.htm 09.32.04.06. 06 Approval of Reciprocal Coverage Elections.. The Secretary or his designated representative shall approve or disapprove reciprocal coverage elections in accordance with these regulations.
09.32.04.9999.htm 09.32.04.9999. Administrative History Effective date: February 1, 1973. Transferred from Department of Human Resources to Department of Employment and Training, effective October 1, 1983; recodified from COMAR 07.04.04 to 24.02.04)Chapter recodified from COMAR 24.02.04 to COMAR 09.32.04, May 1996.
09.32.05.01.htm 09.32.05.01. 01 Scope.. This chapter shall regulate the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation in its administrative cooperation with other states adopting similar regulations for the payment of benefits to interstate claimants.
09.32.05.03.htm 09.32.05.03. 03 Registration for Work.. A. Each interstate claimant shall be registered for work, through any public employment office in the agent state when and as required by the law, regulations, and procedures of the agent state. This registration shall be accepted as meeting the registration requirement of the liable state.B. Each agent state shall duly report to the liable state in question, whether each interstate claimant meets the registration requirements of the agent state.
09.32.05.05.htm 09.32.05.05. 05 Claims for Benefits.. A. Claims for benefits or waiting period shall be filed by interstate claimants on uniform interstate claim forms and in accordance with uniform procedures developed pursuant to the Interstate Benefit Payment Plan. Claims shall be filed in accordance with the type of week in use by the agent state. Any adjustments required to fit the type of week used by the liable state shall be made by the liable state on the basis of consecutive claims filed.
09.32.05.08.htm 09.32.05.08. 08 Extension of Interstate Benefit Payments To Include Claims Taken in and for Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.These regulations shall apply in all its provisions to claims taken in and for Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
09.32.05.9999.htm 09.32.05.9999. Administrative History Effective date: February 1, 1973. Transferred from Department of Human Resources to Department of Employment and Training, effective October 1, 1983; recodified from COMAR 07.04.05 to 24.02.05)Chapter recodified from COMAR 24.02.05 to COMAR 09.32.05, May 1996.
09.32.06.05.htm 09.32.06.05. 05 Precedent Decisions.. Decisions of the Board of Appeals designated as precedent by the Board shall constitute legal precedent for decisions of the hearing examiners.
09.32.06.06.htm 09.32.06.06. 06 Procedure for Hearings on Claims Under Labor and Employment Article, §8-1004, Annotated Code of Maryland.A. A claim involving the application of the provisions of Labor and Employment Article, §8-1004, Annotated Code of Maryland, that is referred to a special examiner by order of the Board of Appeals shall be presented, heard, and decided by the special examiner in the manner prescribed by the provisions of this chapter pertaining to hearings before the Board of Appeals.
09.32.06.07.htm 09.32.06.07. 07 Employer Appeals Arising Under Labor and Employment Article, §8-605(b) Annotated Code of Maryland.A. An employer aggrieved by a decision of the Lower Appeals Division appealable under Labor and Employment Article, §8-605(b) Annotated Code of Maryland, may file an appeal or petition for review within 30 calendar days after Lower Appeals sends the decision to the employer. The provisions of Regulations .01 and .02 of this chapter apply to these appeals.
09.32.06.08.htm 09.32.06.08. 08 Judicial Review.. Within 30 calendar days after the Board of Appeals mails or otherwise delivers its decision to a party, a party aggrieved by the decision may secure judicial review of the decision by appealing the decision in accordance with the provisions of Labor and Employment Article, §8-5A-12, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland Rules of Procedure, and the appropriate rules of court.
09.32.06.9999.htm 09.32.06.9999. Administrative History Effective date: February 1, 1973. Regulation .01 amended effective March 30, 1977 (4:7 Md. R. 578) December 30, 1977 (4:27 Md. R. 2105)Regulation .02D amended effective March 30, 1977 (4:7 Md. R. 578). Regulation .06K amended as an emergency provision effective March 24, 1986 (13:8 Md. R. 897) emergency status extended at 13:17 Md. R. 1920; emergency status expired November 30, 1986Regulation .07G amended effective July 28, 1978 (5:15 Md. R. 1187).
09.32.07.01.htm 09.32.07.01. 01 Purpose.. The purpose of these regulations is to establish procedures and interpret the standards for waiver of recovery of overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits, and to establish procedures for appealing the correctness of the application of an overpayment, in accordance with Labor and Employment Article, §8-809, Annotated Code of Maryland.
09.32.07.02.htm 09.32.07.02. 02 Scope and Applicability.. These regulations apply to any person who has been found to have received an overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits unless the overpayment resulted from fraud on the part of the claimant.
09.32.07.04.htm 09.32.07.04. 04 Recovery of Overpayments.. The Department may recover overpayments by beginning civil actions or, in the discretion of the Secretary, overpayments may be offset against current or future payments of unemployment insurance benefits to which the overpaid claimant is entitled. If the Department chooses to recover the overpayment by offset, the amount of the offset may be 100 percent of the current or future weekly benefit entitlement.
09.32.07.07.htm 09.32.07.07. 07 Notice of Recovery and Right to Request Waiver.. When the Secretary decides to recover an overpayment, the Secretary shall notify the overpaid claimant in writing. The notice shall include:A. The amount to be recovered;. B. The weeks with respect to which the benefits were paid;. C. The provision of the law under which it was determined that the claimant was ineligible for benefits;D. A brief explanation of the means available to the Department for recovery of the overpayment;.
09.32.07.09.htm 09.32.07.09. 09 Interest on Overpayments.. Interest on overpayments shall be calculated from the initial determination of the overpayment..
09.32.07.9999.htm 09.32.07.9999. Administrative History Effective date:. Regulations .01―09 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 14, 1989 (16:7 Md. R. 809) emergency status expired July 14, 1989Chapter recodified from COMAR 24.02.07 to COMAR 09.32.07, May 1996.
09.32.08.02.htm 09.32.08.02. 02 Definitions.. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.. B. Terms Defined.. 1) "Claimant" means an individual who submits a claim for unemployment insurance benefits.. 2) "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.. 3) "Employer" means a person or governmental entity who employs at least one individual within the State and who is an interested party in the determination of the claimant's claim.
09.32.08.03.htm 09.32.08.03. 03 Applicability.. This chapter applies only to requests made to an unemployment insurance office by a claimant or employer for the inspection or copying of unemployment insurance records related to the determination of a claim for unemployment insurance benefits.
09.32.08.9999.htm 09.32.08.9999. Administrative History Effective date: May 4, 1998 (25:9 Md. R. 679).
09.32.09.9999.htm 09.32.09.9999. Administrative History Effective date: November 2, 2009 (36:22 Md. R. 1724).
09.32.10.01.htm 09.32.10.01. 01 Purpose.. This chapter sets out the Division of Unemployment Insurance's procedures for conducting an audit, the related requirements for employers, and procedures for agency level review prior to appeal.
09.32.10.02.htm 09.32.10.02. 02 Definitions.. For the purpose of this chapter, "audit" means a review of an employer's records to ensure compliance with the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law and regulations.
09.32.10.9999.htm 09.32.10.9999. Administrative History Effective date: July 26, 2010 (37:15 Md. R. 998). Regulation .05H, I amended effective April 24, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 403).
09.32.11.9999.htm 09.32.11.9999. Administrative History Effective date: December 13, 2010 (37:25 Md. R. 1737). Regulation .01 amended effective April 23, 2018 (45:8 Md. R. 420). Regulation .02 amended effective April 23, 2018 (45:8 Md. R. 420). Regulation .02I amended effective April 24, 2017 (44:8 Md. R. 403). Regulation .04 amended effective April 23, 2018 (45:8 Md. R. 420).

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