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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-627 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-627 - Separation Notices

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, on request of the Secretary, an employing unit shall provide to the Secretary a report of the separation from employment of an individual.        (2)    An employing unit who submits a separation notice under this subsection shall:            (i)    complete the notice on a form or in a manner that the Secretary requires; and            (ii)    submit the notice no later than the 8th calendar day after the day of the request.        (3)    On request, an employing unit who submits a separation notice under this subsection also shall submit to the Secretary a report of the wages of any of its employees.    (b)    (1)    An employing unit shall submit to the Secretary a single notice for a group of employees if the employing unit lays off at least 25 employees for the same reason at or about the same time in a single establishment for a period that is permanent, indefinite, or expected to exceed 7 days.        (2)    A notice under this subsection shall:            (i)    state the reason for the layoff; and            (ii)    list the name and Social Security number of each employee whom the layoff affects.    (c)    (1)    An employing unit shall submit to the Secretary a single notice for a group of employees who become unemployed because of a labor dispute.        (2)    A notice under this subsection shall:            (i)    state the existence of the labor dispute without any statement about the nature of the dispute; and            (ii)    list the name and Social Security number of each employee whom the labor dispute affects.    (d)    If the Secretary finds that the character or type of employment makes application of this section to a class of employers unreasonably onerous or impractical, the Secretary by regulation may exempt the class from the requirements of this section.    (e)    (1)    An employer that fails to submit a separation notice or report of wages under subsection (a) of this section is subject to a penalty of $15 for each notice unless the Secretary waives the penalty for cause.        (2)    An employer that submits a check or other negotiable instrument returned for insufficient funds in payment of any penalty under this subsection is subject to an additional penalty of $25.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-628 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-628 - Accrual Interest

    (a)    Except as provided in § 8–201.1 of this title, a contribution or reimbursement payment that is due and unpaid shall accrue interest at the rate of 1.5% per month or part of a month from the date on which it is due until the Secretary receives the contribution or payment in lieu of contributions and the interest.    (b)    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, except as provided in § 8–201.1 of this title, for any calendar year in which Table F is applicable under § 8–612(d)(6) of this subtitle, a contribution or reimbursement payment that is due and unpaid shall accrue interest at the rate of 0.5% per month or part of a month from the date on which it is due until the Secretary receives the contribution or payment in lieu of contributions and the interest.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-630 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-630 - Collection by Suit

    (a)    If, after assessment, an employing unit fails to pay a contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest, the Secretary may collect the amount due by a civil action in the name of the State in the same manner as provided for the collection of taxes under Title 13, Subtitle 8, Part III of the Tax - General Article.    (b)    A civil action brought under this section:        (1)    shall be heard by the court at the earliest possible date; and        (2)    except for petitions for judicial review under this title and cases arising under the workers’ compensation law of the State, shall be entitled to preference on the calendar of the court over all other civil actions.    (c)    An employer adjudged in default shall pay the costs of the action for collection.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-631 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-631 - Disposition of Interest and Penalties Collected

    The Secretary shall pay any interest and penalties collected under this Part IV of this subtitle into the Special Administrative Expense Fund.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-632 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-632 - Injunction Against Doing Business

    (a)    If an assessment has become final under § 8-629 of this subtitle and an employing unit refuses to pay contributions or make reimbursement payments covered by the assessment within 10 days after the Secretary sends written notice to the last known address of the employing unit by registered mail, a court may, on a complaint filed by the Secretary, enjoin the employing unit from operating until the contributions or reimbursement payments have been paid.    (b)    If an employing unit refuses to submit a report required under this title within 10 days after the Secretary sends written notice to the last known address of the employing unit by registered mail, on a complaint filed by the Secretary, a court may enjoin the employing unit from operating until the report has been submitted.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-633 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-633 - Action Against Purchaser of Business

    (a)    A person who acquires the business, organization, trade, or a substantial part of the assets of an employing unit shall notify the Secretary in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 10 days before the acquisition.    (b)    If a person fails to give the notice required under subsection (a) of this section and if at the time of acquisition any contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest is due and unpaid by the previous employing unit:        (1)    the acquisition shall be void as to the Secretary; and        (2)    the Secretary may proceed against the person for collection in the manner provided in this Part IV of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-634 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-634 - Priorities Under Dissolution or Distribution

    (a)    If the assets of an employing unit are distributed under an order of any court under the laws of the State, including an adjudicated insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, or receivership, a contribution or reimbursement payment that is or will become due shall be paid in full prior to all other claims except taxes with which the assets shall be shared pro rata.    (b)    If an employer dies, an unpaid contribution or reimbursement payment shall be allowable against the estate of the employer as a preferred debt in accordance with § 13-801 of the Tax - General Article.    (c)    If an employing unit under the federal Bankruptcy Act is adjudicated bankrupt, has debts adjusted by composition, or has an extension proposal judicially confirmed, a contribution or payment in lieu of contributions that is or will become due shall be entitled to priority as a tax as provided under § 64(a) of that Act.    (d)    (1)    A court may not allow or approve a final act or report of an assignee, auditor, personal representative, receiver, or trustee or other fiduciary or officer engaged in administering the assets of an employing unit and acting under the authority or supervision of the court unless the Secretary has been given written notice at least 10 days before allowance or approval of the act or report.        (2)    On receipt of a notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary may file a claim or interpose an objection to the act or report.    (e)    A corporation that does not pay a contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest is subject to forfeiture of its corporate charter in accordance with Title 3, Subtitle 5 of the Corporations and Associations Article.    (f)    The Secretary may collect a contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest that a corporation owes at the time of dissolution in accordance with §§ 3-407, 3-417, and 3-519 of the Corporations and Associations Article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-635 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part IV - Enforcement and Collection|Section 8-635 - Settlement

    If the Secretary determines that the best interests of the State will be served, the Secretary may:         (1)    adjust, compromise, or settle any claim or judgment for a contribution, reimbursement payment, or interest assessed against an employing unit;        (2)    accept a lesser amount; or        (3)    issue a release of claim or satisfaction of judgment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-638 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part V - Adjustments and Refunds|Section 8-638 - Overpayment

    (a)    An employer that has paid to the Secretary, wholly or partly, contributions or interest alleged to be due may submit to the Secretary an application for:        (1)    an adjustment in connection with contributions then due; or        (2)    if an adjustment cannot be made, a refund.    (b)    An employing unit that wishes to apply for an adjustment or refund shall apply within the later of:        (1)    1 year from the date on which the payment was made; or        (2)    4 years from the last day of the calendar quarter for which the payment was made.    (c)    (1)    If the Secretary determines that the contested amount or any part of it was collected erroneously, the Secretary shall:            (i)    allow the employing unit to make an adjustment without interest to the contribution then due by the employing unit; or            (ii)    if an adjustment cannot be made, refund the amount without interest.        (2)    The Secretary shall refund a contribution that was collected erroneously from the Unemployment Insurance Fund and interest that was collected erroneously from the Special Administrative Expense Fund.        (3)    If an employing unit reported wages that have been included in the determination of an eligible claimant for benefits, the Secretary shall reduce any adjustment or refund by the amount of benefits received by the claimant that are chargeable to the employing unit.    (d)    Within the time limitation for an application under subsection (b) of this section and in accordance with subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary, on the Secretary’s own initiative, may make an adjustment or grant a refund without interest.    (e)    (1)    If a claim for an adjustment or refund is rejected, the Secretary shall send a written notice of rejection to the employing unit.        (2)    The Secretary’s determination under paragraph (1) of this subsection is final and not subject to appeal if the employing unit does not request a review determination in accordance with § 8–604 of this subtitle within 30 days after the notice is sent to the employing unit.    (f)    This title does not:        (1)    authorize an adjustment or refund of money that was due under the law in effect at the time that the money was paid; or        (2)    prohibit a refund required under § 8–640 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-639 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part V - Adjustments and Refunds|Section 8-639 - Refund After Judicial Review

    If a final judgment is rendered in favor of an employer after judicial review of an appeal under § 8-602, § 8-629, or § 8-638 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall refund to the employer, as provided in § 8-638, the amount of contributions or interest found by a court to have been collected invalidly or illegally.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-640 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 6 - Contributions|Part V - Adjustments and Refunds|Section 8-640 - Loss of Federal Certification

    In any year in which this title is not certified by the United States Secretary of Labor under § 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Secretary shall refund money that was collected from an instrumentality of the United States for which Congress permits employment to be covered employment. The refund shall be made in the same manner and within the same time period as provided under § 8-638 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-601 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-601 - Construction of Subtitle

    A provision of this subtitle may not be construed to change:         (1)    a law relating to an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease, that occurred before the effective date of the provision and for which a claim is made under this title; or        (2)    the payment basis in effect when an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease, for which a claim is made under this title, occurred.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-603 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-603 - State Average Weekly Wage

    On or before December 15 of each year, the Maryland Department of Labor shall:        (1)    determine the State average weekly wage as of July 1 of that year; and        (2)    report the State average weekly wage to the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-604 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-604 - Computation of Compensation

    (a)    The Commission shall compute all compensation awarded under this title in accordance with the applicable schedule in this subtitle.    (b)    In computing the rate of compensation, the Commission shall round off any fractional dollar of compensation to the next higher dollar.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-605 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-605 - Payment of Compensation by Employer or Insurer

    If an employer or its insurer wholly or partly pays compensation, the payment bars recovery from the other of the amount paid.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-606 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-606 - Illegally Employed Minor -- Double Compensation

    (a)    In a claim involving a minor who is employed illegally under State law, the Commission may double the amount of compensation and death benefits authorized by this title.    (b)    When the Commission awards double compensation or death benefits under subsection (a) of this section:        (1)    the employer of the minor is solely liable for the increased amount of compensation or death benefits; and        (2)    an insurance policy may not provide for payment or indemnification of the employer of the minor for payment of the increased amount of compensation or death benefits.    (c)    For purposes of this title, a certificate of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry is conclusive evidence of the legality of any employment of a minor.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-607 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-607 - Prisoner

    (a)    The Commission may not award compensation to a prisoner who is a covered employee under § 9-221 of this title until the prisoner is discharged by pardon, parole, or expiration of sentence.    (b)    If a prisoner dies from an accidental personal injury, the dependents of the prisoner are entitled to compensation under this title, based on the average weekly wage of the prisoner.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-608 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-608 - Occupational Disease -- Partial Cause of Death or Disability

    (a)    The Commission shall determine the percentage that an occupational disease contributed to the death or disability of a covered employee when:        (1)    the occupational disease is aggravated by another disease or infirmity that is not compensable; or        (2)    the occupational disease accelerates, aggravates, prolongs, or in any way contributes to a disability or death from a cause that is not compensable.    (b)    (1)    The compensation payable shall be reduced to the percentage of the compensation that would have been payable if the occupational disease had been the sole cause of the death or disability that equals the percentage that the occupational disease contributed to the death or disability, as determined by the Commission under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    As may be in the best interest of the covered employee under the circumstances of the case, the Commission shall reduce the compensation to the percentage required by paragraph (1) of this subsection by reducing:            (i)    the number of weekly or monthly payments; or            (ii)    the amount of the payments.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-609 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-609 - Receipt of Compensation or Damages Under Law of Another State

    If a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee receive compensation or damages under the law of another state, this title may not be construed to allow a total compensation for the same accidental personal injury or occupational disease that is greater than the total compensation provided under this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-610 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-610 - Offset Against Other Benefits

    (a)    (1)    Except for benefits subject to an offset under § 29-118 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, if a statute, charter, ordinance, resolution, regulation, or policy, regardless of whether part of a pension system, provides a benefit to a covered employee of a governmental unit or a quasi-public corporation that is subject to this title under § 9-201(2) of this title or, in case of death, to the dependents of the covered employee, payment of the benefit by the employer satisfies, to the extent of the payment, the liability of the employer and the Subsequent Injury Fund for payment of similar benefits under this title.        (2)    If a benefit paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection is less than the benefits provided under this title, the employer, the Subsequent Injury Fund, or both shall provide an additional benefit that equals the difference between the benefit paid under paragraph (1) of this subsection and the benefits provided under this title.        (3)    The computation of an additional benefit payable under paragraph (2) of this section shall be done at the time of the initial award and may not include any cost of living adjustment after the initial award.    (b)    (1)    If federal law provides benefits for an individual who is a covered employee of the Military Department of the State under § 9-215 of this title that are equal to or greater than the benefits provided by this title, the covered employee is not entitled to benefits under this title.        (2)    If federal law provides benefits for a covered employee of the Military Department of the State that are less than the benefits provided by this title, the State and its insurer shall provide an additional benefit that equals the difference between the benefit provided by federal law and the similar benefit provided by this title.    (c)    (1)    The Commission may:            (i)    determine whether any benefit provided by the employer is equal to or greater than any benefit provided for in this title; and            (ii)    make an award against the employer or the Subsequent Injury Fund or both to provide an additional benefit that equals the difference between the benefit provided by the employer and the benefits required by this title.        (2)    A claim that comes under this section is subject to the continuing powers and jurisdiction of the Commission.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-610.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-610.1 - Offsets or Credits Against Permanent Partial Disability Awards

    The Workers’ Compensation Commission may order an offset or credit against an award for permanent partial disability benefits for:         (1)    any vocational rehabilitation benefits previously provided to a covered employee; or        (2)    any temporary total disability benefits previously paid to a covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-611 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part I - General Provisions|Section 9-611 - Occupational Disease -- Abated Award Subject to Assessment

    An abated award of compensation for disability or death due to an occupational disease is subject to an assessment under § 9-1008 of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-614 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part II - Temporary Partial Disability|Section 9-614 - Scope of Part

    A covered employee who is temporarily partially disabled due to an accidental personal injury or an occupational disease shall be paid compensation in accordance with this Part II of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-615 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 6 - Benefits|Part II - Temporary Partial Disability|Section 9-615 - Payment of Compensation

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if the wage earning capacity of a covered employee is less while temporarily partially disabled, the employer or its insurer shall pay the covered employee compensation that equals 50% of the difference between:            (i)    the average weekly wage of the covered employee; and            (ii)    the wage earning capacity of the covered employee in the same or other employment while temporarily partially disabled.        (2)    The compensation payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not exceed 50% of the State average weekly wage.    (b)    The employer or its insurer shall pay the weekly compensation for the period that the covered employee is temporarily partially disabled.