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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1108 - Disqualification

    (a)    An individual is disqualified for extended benefits if the individual fails to comply with the requirements of § 8-1104(f)(1) of this subtitle unless the failure results from:        (1)    a summons to appear for jury duty before a court of the United States or of a state; or        (2)    hospitalization of the individual for emergency treatment or treatment of a life-threatening situation.    (b)    An individual who fails to comply with the requirements of § 8-1104(f)(2) of this subtitle is disqualified for extended benefits.    (c)    A disqualification under this section shall continue until an individual:        (1)    is employed during at least 4 weeks that begin after the individual fails to comply with the requirements of § 8-1104(f) of this subtitle; and        (2)    has earnings equal to at least 4 times the weekly amount of extended benefits of the individual.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Affected employee” means an individual to whom an approved work sharing plan applies, hired on a full–time basis or as a permanent part–time worker, who has been continuously on the payroll of an affected unit for at least 3 months immediately before the employing unit submits a work sharing plan.    (c)    “Affected unit” means a specific plant, department, shift, or other definable unit of an employing unit:        (1)    that has at least 2 employees; and        (2)    to which an approved work sharing plan applies.    (d)    “Approved work sharing plan” means a plan that satisfies the purpose under § 8–1202 of this subtitle and receives the approval of the Secretary.    (e)    “Employer association” means:        (1)    an association that is a party to a collective bargaining agreement under which it may negotiate a work sharing plan; or        (2)    an association authorized by all of its members to become a party to a work sharing plan.    (f)    “Health and retirement benefits” means employer–provided health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit pension plan as defined in § 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code or contributions under a defined contribution plan as defined in § 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code that are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned.    (g)    “Intermittent employment” means employment that is not continuous, but may consist of periodic intervals of weekly work and intervals of no weekly work.    (h)    “Normal weekly work hours” means the usual hours of work for a full–time or regular part–time worker in the affected unit when that unit is operating on its regular basis, not to exceed 40 hours and not including overtime work.    (i)    “Temporary employment” means employment in which an employee:        (1)    is expected to remain in a position for only a limited period of time; or        (2)    is hired by a temporary agency or other entity to fill a gap in the employer’s workforce.    (j)    (1)    “Work sharing benefit” means benefits payable to an affected employee for work performed under an approved work sharing plan.        (2)    “Work sharing benefit” includes benefits payable to a federal civilian employee or former service member under Title 5, Chapter 85 of the United States Code.        (3)    “Work sharing benefit” does not include benefits that are otherwise payable under this title.    (k)    “Work sharing employer” means an employing unit or employer association for which a work sharing plan has been approved.    (l)    “Work sharing plan” means a plan of an employing unit or employer association under which:        (1)    normal weekly work hours of affected employees are reduced to avoid layoffs; and        (2)    affected employees share the work that remains after the reduction.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1202 - Statement of Purpose

    (a)    The work sharing unemployment insurance program seeks to:        (1)    preserve the jobs of employees and the work force of an employer during periods of lowered economic activity by reduction in work hours or workdays rather than by a layoff of some employees while other employees continue their normal weekly work hours or workdays; and        (2)    ameliorate the adverse effect of reduction in business activity by providing benefits for the part of the normal weekly work hours or workdays in which an employee does not work.    (b)    The work sharing unemployment insurance program is not intended to subsidize:        (1)    normal or expected fluctuations in economic activity that are an inherent part of an industry or occupation; or        (2)    an employer’s usual operation on a long–term basis.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1203 - Procedure for Approval

    (a)    An employing unit or employer association that wishes to participate in the work sharing unemployment insurance program shall submit to the Secretary a written work sharing plan that the employing unit or representative of the employer association has signed.    (b)    Within 15 days after receipt of a work sharing plan, the Secretary shall give written approval or disapproval of the plan.    (c)    A decision by the Secretary to disapprove a work sharing plan shall identify the reasons for the disapproval.    (d)    (1)    When the Secretary disapproves a work sharing plan, the decision is final and may not be appealed.        (2)    After 15 days after the Secretary disapproves a work sharing plan, the employing unit or employer association may submit a new work sharing plan.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1205 - Modifications to Work Sharing Plan

    (a)    An approved work sharing plan may be modified if the modification meets the requirements for approval under § 8-1204 of this subtitle and the Secretary approves the modification.    (b)    An employing unit may add an employee to a work sharing plan under this section when the employee has been continuously on the payroll for 3 months.    (c)    An approved modification of a work sharing plan may not change its expiration date.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1206 - Eligibility for Benefits

    (a)    An affected employee is eligible under § 8–1207 of this subtitle to receive work sharing benefits for each week in which the Secretary determines that the affected employee:        (1)    is able to work; and        (2)    is available for the employee’s normal weekly work hours for the work sharing employer.    (b)    For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, an affected employee is able and available to work for the work sharing employer for all hours in which the employee participates in training, including employer–sponsored training or worker training funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to enhance job skills if the program has been approved by the Secretary and the training has been authorized by the employer.    (c)    (1)    An affected employee who otherwise is eligible may not be denied work sharing benefits for failure to actively seek work under § 8–903(a)(1)(iii) of this title from a person other than the work sharing employer.        (2)    An affected employee may not be disqualified under § 8–1005 of this title for refusal to apply for or accept suitable work from a person other than the work sharing employer.    (d)    An affected employee who is otherwise eligible for benefits:        (1)    is considered to be unemployed for the purpose of the work sharing unemployment insurance program; and        (2)    is not subject to the requirement under § 8–801 of this title that an individual be unemployed.    (e)    Unless the result would be inconsistent with this subtitle, the provisions of this title that apply to a claim for and payment of other benefits apply to a claim for and payment of work sharing benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1208 - Revocation of Approval of Work Sharing Plan

    (a)    The Secretary may revoke approval of an approved work sharing plan for good cause, including:        (1)    conduct or an occurrence that tends to defeat the intent and effective operation of the approved work sharing plan;        (2)    failure to comply with an assurance in the approved work sharing plan;        (3)    unreasonable revision of a productivity standard of the affected unit; and        (4)    violation of a criterion on which the Secretary based approval of the approved work sharing plan.    (b)    The decision of the Secretary to revoke approval of a work sharing plan is final and is not subject to appeal.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing|Section 8-1209 - Applicability of Extended Benefits

    An affected employee who has received all of the work sharing benefits or combined unemployment benefits and work sharing benefits available in a benefit year shall be:        (1)    considered an exhaustee for purposes of extended benefits, as provided under § 8–1104 of this title; and        (2)    if otherwise eligible, shall be eligible to receive extended benefits under Subtitle 11 of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-1301 - Fraudulently Obtaining or Increasing Benefit

    A person, for that person or another, may not knowingly make a false statement or false representation or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to receive or increase a benefit or other payment under this title or an unemployment insurance law of another state, the federal government, or a foreign government.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-1302 - Miscellaneous Acts of Employers

    An employer, its officer or agent, or another person may not:         (1)    knowingly make a false statement or false representation or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact to:            (i)    prevent or reduce the payment of a benefit to an individual who is entitled to the benefit;            (ii)    avoid becoming or remaining subject to this title; or            (iii)    avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment that is required from an employer under this title; or        (2)    willfully fail or refuse to:            (i)    make a contribution or other payment;            (ii)    submit a report that is required under this title;            (iii)    produce records that are required under this title; or            (iv)    allow those records to be copied or inspected.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-1303 - Deduction of Wages and Waiver of Rights

    An employing unit, directly or indirectly, may not:         (1)    accept, make, or require a deduction from a wage to pay a contribution that the employing unit is required to pay; or        (2)    accept or require from an employee a waiver of a right to which the employee is entitled under this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-1304 - Failure or Refusal to Obey Subpoena

    A person may not, without just cause, fail or refuse to obey a subpoena issued under § 8–306(c) or § 8–5A–06(b) of this title if the person has the power to obey the subpoena.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties|Section 8-1306 - Limitations on Prosecutions Under 8-1301, 8-1302 or 8-1305(a)

    A prosecution under § 8-1301, § 8-1302, or § 8-1305(a) of this subtitle shall be instituted within 3 years after the date on which the offense was committed.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 14 - Short Title|Section 8-1401 - Short Title

    This title may be cited as the “Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law”.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 15 - Additional Benefits for Former Servicemembers|Section 8-1501 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following terms have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Former servicemember” means a former member of the federal service as defined in 5 U.S.C. § 8521(a) that:        (1)    is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits for ex-servicemembers under 5 U.S.C. § 8521; and        (2)    was in active service in connection with Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm.    (c)    “UCX benefits” means unemployment insurance benefits for ex-servicemembers under 5 U.S.C. § 8521.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 15 - Additional Benefits for Former Servicemembers|Section 8-1502 - Applicability of Other Provisions

    Unless the result would be inconsistent with this subtitle, the provisions of this title that apply to claims for or the payment of regular benefits shall apply to additional benefits for former servicemembers.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 15 - Additional Benefits for Former Servicemembers|Section 8-1503 - Eligibility Period; Conditions for Eligibility

    (a)    The eligibility period of a former servicemember consists of:        (1)    the weeks in the former servicemember’s benefit year that begin during the additional benefit period; and        (2)    if the former servicemember’s benefit year ends during the additional benefit period, any week thereafter that begins during the additional benefit period.    (b)    To be eligible for additional benefits for a week during an eligibility period, a former servicemember:        (1)    shall be unemployed for the week for which benefits are claimed;        (2)    shall meet each requirement of this title for regular benefits that applies to a claim for additional benefits;        (3)    may not be subject to disqualification from receiving regular benefits; and        (4)    shall have exhausted all UCX benefits to which the former servicemember is entitled.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 15 - Additional Benefits for Former Servicemembers|Section 8-1504 - Amount of Benefits; Termination of Eligibility

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, with respect to unemployment that occurs during an additional benefit period, a former servicemember who is eligible under this subtitle:        (1)    is entitled to a total amount of additional benefits not exceeding 13 times the former servicemember’s weekly benefit amount; and        (2)    for each week for which additional benefits are payable, is entitled to allowances for dependents in addition to the additional benefits.    (b)    A former servicemember’s entitlement to additional benefits ceases after having received a total of 26 times the former servicemember’s weekly benefit amount in any combination of UCX or additional benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 15 - Additional Benefits for Former Servicemembers|Section 8-1505 - Training Programs

    A former servicemember who otherwise is eligible for additional benefits may not be denied benefits under § 8-1504 of this subtitle or § 8-1005 of this title because the former servicemember is in training with the approval of the Secretary.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Accidental personal injury” means:        (1)    an accidental injury that arises out of and in the course of employment;        (2)    an injury caused by a willful or negligent act of a third person directed against a covered employee in the course of the employment of the covered employee; or        (3)    a disease or infection that naturally results from an accidental injury that arises out of and in the course of employment, including:            (i)    an occupational disease; and            (ii)    frostbite or sunstroke caused by a weather condition.    (c)    “Child” includes:        (1)    an adopted child;        (2)    an illegitimate child;        (3)    a posthumous child; and        (4)    a stepchild.    (d)    “Commission” means the State Workers’ Compensation Commission.    (e)    (1)    “Compensation” means the money payable under this title to a covered employee or the dependents of a covered employee.        (2)    “Compensation” includes funeral benefits payable under this title.    (f)    “Covered employee” means an individual listed in Subtitle 2 of this title for whom a person, a governmental unit, or a quasi-public corporation is required by law to provide coverage under this title.    (g)    “Occupational disease” means a disease contracted by a covered employee:        (1)    as the result of and in the course of employment; and        (2)    that causes the covered employee to become temporarily or permanently, partially or totally incapacitated.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-102 - Construction of Title

    (a)    This title shall be construed to carry out its general purpose.    (b)    The rule that a statute in derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed does not apply to this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-103 - Minor

    (a)    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this title, each minor who is a covered employee shall be deemed an adult for purposes of this title.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person other than the minor covered employee does not have a cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to the minor covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-105 - Certificate of Compliance

    (a)    Before a governmental unit may issue a license or permit to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer might employ a covered employee, the employer shall submit to the governmental unit:        (1)    a certificate of compliance with this title; or        (2)    the number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.    (b)    (1)    The Commission shall provide blank application forms to each governmental unit that issues a license or permit under State law for applicants for the license or permit to use to get a certificate of compliance.        (2)    The application form shall require information that will allow the Commission to determine whether the employer is in compliance with this title.    (c)    To get a certificate of compliance with this title, an employer shall submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides.    (d)    Within 10 days after the Commission receives an application form under this section, the Commission shall:        (1)    determine whether the applicant is in compliance with this title; and        (2)    mail to the applicant:            (i)    a certificate of compliance; or            (ii)    a notice of rejection, which shall include a statement of the reasons for the rejection.    (e)    An applicant who receives a notice of rejection may:        (1)    reapply for a certificate of compliance; or        (2)    appeal the rejection in accordance with §§ 10-222 and 10-223 of the State Government Article.    (f)    The Commission shall adopt reasonable regulations to administer this section.    (g)    Money for the administration of this section shall be included in the annual State budget.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 2 - Covered Employees and Employers|Section 9-201 - Employers Subject to Title

    This title applies to the following employers:         (1)    each person who has at least 1 covered employee; and        (2)    each governmental unit or quasi-public corporation that has at least 1 covered employee.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  9-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 9 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle 2 - Covered Employees and Employers|Section 9-202 - Covered Employee

    (a)    An individual, including a minor, is presumed to be a covered employee while in the service of an employer under an express or implied contract of apprenticeship or hire.    (b)    A minor may be a covered employee under this section even if the minor is employed unlawfully.    (c)    To overcome the presumption of covered employment, an employer shall establish that the individual performing services is an independent contractor in accordance with the common law or is specifically exempted from covered employment under this subtitle.