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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-905 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-905 - Aliens

    (a)    An alien is not eligible for benefits unless at the time the covered employment was performed the alien:        (1)    was admitted to the United States lawfully for permanent residence;        (2)    lawfully was present in the United States to perform the covered employment; or        (3)    otherwise was residing permanently in the United States under color of law, including being present in the United States lawfully as a result of the application of § 207, § 208, or § 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.    (b)    The Secretary uniformly shall require from each applicant for benefits information that is necessary to determine whether benefits are payable under subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    If the Secretary otherwise would approve a claim for benefits, a determination to deny benefits because of alien status shall be based on a preponderance of the evidence.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-906 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-906 - Military Reservists

    (a)    An individual who otherwise is unemployed may not be considered to be employed because the individual is engaged in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the United States armed forces.    (b)    An individual who otherwise is available for work as required in § 8–903(a)(1)(ii) of this subtitle may not be considered to be unavailable for work because the individual is engaged in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the United States armed forces.    (c)    Compensation that an individual receives for participation in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the United States armed forces may not be deducted from the weekly benefit amount to which the individual is entitled.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-907 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-907 - Jury Duty

    An individual may not be denied benefits for any week of unemployment for failure to meet the requirements of § 8–903(a)(1) of this subtitle to be able to work, be available to work, and actively seeking work if the failure results from a summons to appear for jury duty.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-908 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-908 - Athletic Seasons -- Between Season Denials

    An individual is not eligible for benefits for any week that begins during a period between 2 successive athletic seasons or other similar period based on covered employment substantially all of which consists of training or preparing to participate or participating in sports and athletic events if:         (1)    the individual performed the employment in the first season or similar period; and        (2)    there is reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the service in the second season or similar period.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-910 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-910 - Subsequent Benefit Year

    Except as provided in Subtitle 11 of this title, an individual who has received benefits in a benefit year is not eligible for benefits in a subsequent benefit year unless, after the beginning of the first benefit year, the individual earns wages for covered employment under this title that equal at least 10 times the weekly benefit amount for the subsequent benefit year.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1002 - Gross Misconduct

    (a)    In this section, “gross misconduct”:        (1)    means conduct of an employee that is:            (i)    deliberate and willful disregard of standards of behavior that an employing unit rightfully expects and that shows gross indifference to the interests of the employing unit; or            (ii)    repeated violations of employment rules that prove a regular and wanton disregard of the employee’s obligations; and        (2)    does not include:            (i)    aggravated misconduct, as defined under § 8–1002.1 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    other misconduct, as defined under § 8–1003 of this subtitle.    (b)    An individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits if unemployment results from discharge or suspension as a disciplinary measure for behavior that the Secretary finds is gross misconduct in connection with employment.    (c)    A disqualification under this section shall:        (1)    begin with the first week for which unemployment is caused by discharge or suspension for gross misconduct as determined under this section; and        (2)    continue until the individual is reemployed and has earned wages in covered employment that equal at least 25 times the weekly benefit amount of the individual.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1002.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1002.1 - Aggravated Misconduct

    (a)    (1)    In this section, “aggravated misconduct” means behavior committed with actual malice and deliberate disregard for the property, safety, or life of others that:            (i)    affects the employer, fellow employees, subcontractors, invitees of the employer, members of the public, or the ultimate consumer of the employer’s product or services; and            (ii)    consists of either physical assault or property loss or damage so serious that the penalties of misconduct or gross misconduct are not sufficient.        (2)    In this section, “aggravated misconduct” does not include:            (i)    gross misconduct, as defined under § 8-1002 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    misconduct, as defined under § 8-1003 of this subtitle.    (b)    An individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits if unemployment results from discharge or suspension as a disciplinary measure for behavior that the Secretary finds is aggravated misconduct in connection with employment.    (c)    A disqualification under this section shall:        (1)    begin with the first week for which unemployment is caused by discharge or suspension for aggravated misconduct as determined under this section; and        (2)    continue until the individual is reemployed and has earned wages in covered employment that equal at least 30 times the weekly benefit amount of the individual.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1003 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1003 - Misconduct

    (a)    An individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits if the Secretary finds that unemployment results from discharge or suspension as a disciplinary measure for behavior that the Secretary finds is misconduct in connection with employment but that is not:        (1)    aggravated misconduct, under § 8–1002.1 of this subtitle; or        (2)    gross misconduct under § 8–1002 of this subtitle.    (b)    A disqualification under this section shall:        (1)    begin with the first week for which unemployment is caused by discharge or suspension for misconduct; and        (2)    continue for a total of at least 10 but not more than 15 weeks, as determined by the Secretary, based on the seriousness of the misconduct.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1004 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1004 - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section:        (1)    an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits for each week for which the Secretary finds that unemployment results from a stoppage of work, other than a lockout, that exists because of a labor dispute at the premises where the individual last was employed; and        (2)    if separate branches of work that usually are conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments on the same premises, each department shall be considered a separate premises for the purposes of this subsection.    (b)    A disqualification under this section does not apply to an individual who satisfies the Secretary that the individual:        (1)    is not participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute that caused the stoppage of work; and        (2)    does not belong to a class or grade of workers that, immediately before the stoppage, had any members:            (i)    employed at the premises; and            (ii)    participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1005 - Failure to Apply for or Accept Suitable Work

    (a)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits if the Secretary finds that the individual, without good cause, failed to:        (1)    apply for work that is available and suitable when directed to do so by the Secretary;        (2)    accept suitable work when offered; or        (3)    return to the individual’s usual self-employment when directed to do so by the Secretary.    (b)    (1)    In determining whether work is suitable for an individual, the Secretary shall consider:            (i)    the degree of risk involved to the health, morals, and safety of the individual;            (ii)    the experience, previous earnings, previous training, and physical fitness of the individual;            (iii)    the length of unemployment of the individual and the prospects for securing local work in the usual occupation of the individual; and            (iv)    the distance of available work from the residence of the individual.        (2)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the Secretary may not consider work to be suitable and thus deny benefits to an otherwise eligible individual for refusal to accept the new work if:            (i)    the position offered is vacant as a direct result of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute;            (ii)    hours, wages, or other conditions of work offered are substantially less favorable to the individual than those prevailing for similar work in the locality; or            (iii)    as a condition of being employed, the individual would be required to join a company union or resign from or refrain from joining any bona fide labor organization.    (c)    A disqualification under this section:        (1)    shall be effective beginning with the latest week in which the individual:            (i)    was to have applied for work at the direction of the Secretary;            (ii)    was notified that suitable work had become available to the individual; or            (iii)    was to return to the usual self-employment of the individual at the direction of the Secretary; and        (2)    shall continue:            (i)    for a total of at least 5 but not more than 10 weeks; or            (ii)    until the individual is reemployed and has earned wages for covered employment that equal at least 10 times the weekly benefit amount of the individual.    (d)    (1)    In this subsection, the terms “affected employee” and “work sharing employer” have the meanings stated in § 8-1201 of this title.        (2)    An affected employee who refuses to apply for or accept suitable work from a person other than the work sharing employer may not be denied benefits under this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1006 - Other Unemployment Insurance Benefits

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits for any week in which the Secretary finds that the individual receives or applies for benefits under federal law or the unemployment insurance law of another state.    (b)    An individual is not disqualified under this section if the appropriate federal unit or unit of another state makes a final determination that the individual is not entitled to benefits under its law.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1007 - Holiday or Vacation Pay

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits for each week for which the Secretary finds that the individual is receiving, has received, or will receive holiday or vacation pay accumulated or earned to the credit of the individual if, on or before the date of the layoff or separation, the employing unit notifies the individual of a definite date on which the individual will return to work.    (b)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an individual may not be disqualified under subsection (a) of this section if the individual receives holiday or vacation pay attributable to a period that is outside the terms of an employment agreement that specifies:        (1)    scheduled holiday or vacation periods; or        (2)    employee discretion in scheduling holiday or vacation periods.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1009 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 10 - Disqualification|Section 8-1009 - Severance Pay

    (a)    (1)    For each week that the Secretary finds an individual who otherwise is eligible for benefits receives or is eligible to receive dismissal payment or wages in lieu of notice, regardless of whether the payment is required by law:            (i)    if the payment at least equals the individual’s weekly benefit amount, the individual is disqualified from receiving benefits; or            (ii)    if the payment is less than the individual’s weekly benefit amount, the individual may receive benefits reduced by the amount of the payment.        (2)    Dismissal payment or wages in lieu of notice shall be allocated to a number of weeks following separation from employment that equals the number of weeks of wages received.    (b)    An individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits, including benefits payable under the Unemployment Compensation for Ex–Service Members Program in accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 8521 may receive benefits, and the benefits may not be reduced under subsection (a)(2) of this section, for each week that the Secretary finds that the individual receives or is eligible to receive military disability severance payments.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Eligibility period” means the period of weeks consisting of:        (1)    the weeks in an individual’s benefit year that begin in an extended benefit period; and        (2)    if the benefit year ends within the extended benefit period, the weeks after the benefit year that begin in the extended benefit period.    (c)    (1)    “Extended benefits” means benefits payable to an individual under this subtitle for weeks of unemployment in the eligibility period of an individual.        (2)    “Extended benefits” includes benefits payable to a federal civilian employee or former servicemember under 5 U.S.C. § 8501 et seq. under this subtitle for weeks of unemployment in the eligibility period of the employee or former servicemember.    (d)    (1)    “Regular benefits” means:            (i)    benefits payable to an individual under § 8-808(c) of this title; or            (ii)    benefits payable to a federal civilian employee or a former servicemember under 5 U.S.C. § 8501 et seq.        (2)    “Regular benefits” does not include extended benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1102 - Applicability of Other Provisions

    Unless the result would be inconsistent with another provision of this Part III of this subtitle or with the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, the provisions of this title that apply to claims for or the payment of regular benefits shall apply to extended benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1103 - Extended Benefit Period

    (a)    An extended benefit period is a period that:        (1)    begins with the 3rd week after the 1st week for which there is a State “on” indicator but not earlier than the 14th week after the end of another extended benefit period; and        (2)    ends with the later of:            (i)    the 3rd week after the 1st week for which there is a State “off” indicator; or            (ii)    the 13th consecutive week of the period.    (b)    (1)    A State “on” indicator for a week exists whenever, for that week and the 12 immediately preceding weeks, the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, is at least:            (i)    5%; and            (ii)    120% of the average of the rates for the corresponding 13–week period ending in each of the 2 preceding calendar years.        (2)    After a State “on” indicator occurs under this subsection, a State “off” indicator for a week exists whenever, for that week and the 12 immediately preceding weeks, the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, is less than:            (i)    5%; or            (ii)    120% of the average of the rates for the corresponding 13–week period ending in each of the 2 preceding calendar years.    (c)    (1)    A State “on” indicator exists for a week whenever, for that week and the 12 immediately preceding weeks, the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, is at least 6%.        (2)    After a State “on” indicator occurs under this subsection, a State “off” indicator exists for a week whenever, for that week and the 12 immediately preceding weeks, the rate of insured unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, was less than 6%.    (d)    A State “on” indicator under subsection (b) or (c) of this section takes precedence over a State “off” indicator under subsection (c) or (b) of this section, respectively.    (e)    (1)    To compute the rate of insured unemployment under subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary shall:            (i)    determine the average weekly number of individuals submitting claims for regular benefits in the State for weeks of unemployment during the most recent 13 consecutive weeks based on reports of the Secretary to the United States Secretary of Labor; and            (ii)    divide that number by the average monthly number of employees engaged in covered employment for the 1st 4 of the 6 completed calendar quarters ending immediately before the 13 weeks.        (2)    The Secretary shall make each computation under this subsection in accordance with regulations of the United States Secretary of Labor.    (f)    The Secretary shall make an appropriate public announcement whenever an “on” indicator exists that begins or an “off” indicator exists that ends an extended benefit period.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1105 - Computation of Extended Benefits

    (a)    The weekly amount of extended benefits payable for a week of total unemployment during an individual’s eligibility period is equal to the amount of regular benefits, including allowances for dependents, payable to the individual for a week of total unemployment during the applicable benefit year.    (b)    The total amount of extended benefits payable to an eligible individual for the applicable benefit year of the individual may not be less than the lesser of:        (1)    50% of the total amount of regular benefits, including allowances for dependents, payable to the individual during that benefit year;        (2)    13 times the average weekly benefit amount of the individual; or        (3)    39 times the average weekly benefit amount of the individual, reduced by the amount of regular benefits paid or deemed paid to the individual during that benefit year.    (c)    If the benefit year of an individual ends during an extended benefit period, the balance of extended benefits to which the individual is entitled for weeks of unemployment beginning after the benefit year shall be reduced, but not below zero, by an amount computed by:        (1)    determining the number of weeks for which the individual received any amounts as trade readjustment allowances under the federal Trade Act of 1974 within that benefit year; and        (2)    multiplying the number determined under item (1) of this subsection by the weekly amount of extended benefits of the individual.    (d)    An individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits may not be denied regular benefits or extended benefits for any week because the individual:        (1)    is in a training program that the United States Secretary of Labor approves under 19 U.S.C. § 2296(a)(1); or        (2)    leaves work that is not suitable to enter a training program that the United States Secretary of Labor approves under 19 U.S.C. § 2296(a)(1) because:            (i)    the work was not of substantially equal or a higher skill level than the past adversely affected employment of the individual as defined under 19 U.S.C. § 2296(f); and            (ii)    the wages for the work were less than 80% of the average weekly wage of the individual as determined under 19 U.S.C. § 2296(e).
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1106 - Effect on Employing Unit

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, as to extended benefits for which the federal government wholly reimburses the State, the Secretary may not:         (1)    charge the earned rating record of an employing unit for those extended benefits; or        (2)    require an employer to make reimbursement payments for those extended benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-1107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 11 - Extended Benefits|Section 8-1107 - Interstate Claim for Extended Benefits

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may not pay extended benefits to an individual for a week under an interstate claim submitted in another state under the Interstate Benefit Payment Plan unless an extended benefit period is in effect for that week in the other state as well as this State.    (b)    This section does not apply to the first 2 weeks for which extended benefits are payable under an interstate claim submitted under the Interstate Benefit Payment Plan to the individual from the extended benefit account established for the individual for the benefit year.