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MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-703 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 7 - Reciprocal Arrangements|Section 8-703 - Arrangements to Combine Wage Credits From Different Employments

    The Secretary shall participate in an arrangement for payment of benefits that are based on a combination of covered employment and employment that is covered under the unemployment insurance law of another state if:         (1)    the United States Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the agency responsible for administration of that law, approves the arrangement as reasonably calculated to ensure prompt and full payment of compensation in cases in which there is a combination of employments; and        (2)    the arrangement includes a provision to:            (i)    apply a base period that is determined under the law of a single state;            (ii)    avoid duplication of wages in computation of benefits that are based on the employments;            (iii)    reimburse the Unemployment Insurance Fund for benefits that are based on employment that is covered under the unemployment insurance law of another state; and            (iv)    use the Unemployment Insurance Fund as the Secretary finds to be fair and reasonable to reimburse the fund of another state for benefits that are based on covered employment.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-704 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 7 - Reciprocal Arrangements|Section 8-704 - Cooperation Among Agencies

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that cooperation among this State, other states, and appropriate federal agencies to exchange services and make available facilities and information will promote administration of this title and other federal and state unemployment insurance and public employment service laws.    (b)    As the Secretary considers appropriate or necessary to facilitate administration of this title or any federal or state unemployment insurance or public employment service law:        (1)    the Secretary may conduct investigations, obtain and transmit information, make facilities and services available, and exercise any other power under this title; and        (2)    the Secretary may accept and use information, facilities, and services that an agency that administers another unemployment insurance or public employment service law makes available to this State.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-705 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 7 - Reciprocal Arrangements|Section 8-705 - Arrangements and Cooperation With Foreign Governments

    To the extent permissible under federal law, the Secretary may enter into or cooperate in arrangements with a foreign government under which facilities and services provided under this title and facilities and services provided under the unemployment insurance law of the foreign government may be used to take claims and pay benefits under this title or the unemployment insurance law of the foreign government.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-801 - Unemployment Status

    (a)    To be eligible for benefits, an individual who files a claim for benefits shall be unemployed.    (b)    An individual is considered to be unemployed in any week during which the individual:        (1)    does not perform work for which wages are payable; or        (2)    performs less than full–time work for which wages payable are less than the weekly benefit amount that would be assigned to the individual plus allowances for dependents.    (c)    Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2) of this section, a part–time worker is not considered to be unemployed if the part–time worker is working all hours for which the part–time worker is available.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-802 - Wages for Covered Employment

    An individual is eligible for benefits if, during the base period:         (1)    the individual was paid wages of at least the lower quarterly wage amount in line 1 of the schedule of benefits in § 8-803 of this subtitle for covered employment during the calendar quarter in which the individual’s wages were highest; and        (2)    the individual was paid wages for covered employment that, during at least 2 calendar quarters combined, are at least 1.5 times the upper limit of the wages for the line in the schedule of benefits for which the individual qualifies.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-803 - Weekly Benefit Amount

    (a)    (1)    To determine the weekly benefit amount to assign to a claimant in the schedule of benefits in subsection (b) of this section, the line in the schedule of benefits shall be located in which the high quarter wages in column (A) correspond to  wages that the claimant was paid for covered employment in the calendar quarter of the claimant’s base period in which those wages were highest.        (2)    The claimant shall be assigned:            (i)    the weekly benefit amount in column (B) of the schedule for that line; or            (ii)    if the claimant is not eligible under § 8–802 of this subtitle for that weekly benefit amount but was paid wages to qualify in 1 of the next 6 lower lines of the schedule, the weekly benefit amount in the next lower line in column (B) of the schedule.    (b)
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-803.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-803.1 - Wages Paid to Institutional Inmate

    For purposes of determining the weekly benefit amount in any benefit year under § 8-803 of this subtitle, wages paid by a private, for-profit employing unit for employment performed by an individual while an inmate of a custodial or penal institution shall be included as wages if the individual continues to be employed by the private, for-profit employing unit after being permanently released by the custodial or penal institution, including released by parole.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-804 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-804 - Allowance for Dependents

    (a)    (1)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, in addition to the weekly benefit amount in the schedule of benefits, a claimant shall be paid an allowance of $8 for each child, adopted child, or stepchild of the claimant who, on the 1st day of the benefit year, is:            (i)    wholly or partly supported by the claimant; and            (ii)    under 16 years of age.        (2)    A claimant shall submit to the Secretary the Social Security number or copy of the birth certificate of each dependent for whom the claimant is to be paid an allowance.    (b)    (1)    An allowance under this section is not payable:            (i)    for more than 5 dependents of the claimant;            (ii)    for longer than the number of weeks of benefits allowable to the claimant for total unemployment; or            (iii)    for any week in which an unemployment benefit is not payable to the claimant.        (2)    Benefits and the allowance under this section in any 1 week may not exceed the highest weekly benefit amount in the schedule of benefits.    (c)    (1)    The number of a claimant’s dependents shall be determined as of the 1st day of the benefit year and shall be fixed for the duration of the benefit year.        (2)    After an individual has been determined to be a dependent of a claimant, the individual may not be considered to be a dependent of any other claimant whose benefit year starts within 1 year after the determination.    (d)    In the computation of a contribution rate under Part II of Subtitle 6 of this title, an allowance for a dependent shall be considered a benefit.    (e)    Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, an allowance for a dependent may not be deducted from a claimant’s benefit account.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-805 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-805 - Claims for Benefits

    (a)    To apply for benefits an individual shall file a claim for benefits in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary.    (b)    A claimant shall disclose whether the claimant owes child support.    (c)    At the time a claim is made, the Secretary shall give each claimant a notice in the form required by the Insurance Commissioner that states that the claimant may be entitled to continuation of group health insurance benefits under § 15-409 of the Insurance Article.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-807 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-807 - Child Support Obligations

    (a)    If a claimant who is eligible for benefits discloses an obligation to pay child support, the Secretary shall send notice of the eligibility to the child support enforcement unit that is enforcing the obligation.    (b)    The Secretary shall deduct and withhold from any benefit payable to a claimant who is liable for child support the greater of:        (1)    the amount specified by the claimant to be deducted and withheld to satisfy the child support obligation;        (2)    the amount determined under an agreement submitted to the Secretary under § 454(19)(b)(i) of the Social Security Act; or        (3)    any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld through legal process as defined in § 459(i)(5) of the Social Security Act.    (c)    The Secretary shall:        (1)    pay any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (b) of this section to the appropriate child support enforcement unit; and        (2)    treat the amount as if it were paid to the claimant as benefits.    (d)    The child support enforcement unit shall reimburse the Secretary for administrative costs incurred to carry out this section.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-808 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-808 - Payment of Benefits

    (a)    (1)    Notwithstanding any provision of §§ 8-805 and 8-806 of this subtitle or Subtitle 10 of this title, the Secretary promptly shall pay benefits to a claimant in accordance with a determination until it has been modified or reversed by a later determination or decision.        (2)    If a determination is modified or reversed by a subsequent determination or decision, the Secretary promptly shall pay or deny benefits for any week of unemployment that follows in accordance with the subsequent determination or decision.    (b)    In accordance with the regulations of the Secretary, all benefits shall be paid from the Unemployment Insurance Fund through employment offices.    (c)    Except as provided in Subtitle 11 and Subtitle 12 of this title or any provision of federal law, during a benefit year:        (1)    a claimant is entitled to a total amount of benefits equal to 26 times the claimant’s weekly benefit amount; and        (2)    for each week during which benefits are payable, a claimant is entitled to allowances for dependents under § 8-804 of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-808.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-808.1 - Deduction or Withholding of Benefits

    Alimony or spousal support payments may only be deducted or withheld from any unemployment insurance benefits to the extent authorized by federal law.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-810 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-810 - Withholding of Federal and State Income Tax

    (a)    An individual filing a new claim for unemployment insurance benefits establishing a new benefit year shall be advised of the following, at the time of filing such claim:        (1)    unemployment insurance benefits are subject to federal, State, and local income tax;        (2)    requirements exist pertaining to estimated tax payments;        (3)    the individual may elect to have the Secretary deduct federal income tax from the individual’s payment of unemployment insurance benefits at the amount specified in the federal Internal Revenue Code;        (4)    the individual may elect to have the Secretary deduct State income tax from the individual’s payment of unemployment insurance benefits at the rate of seven percent; and        (5)    the individual may change a previously elected withholding status.    (b)    Amounts deducted from unemployment insurance benefits pursuant to this section shall remain in the Unemployment Insurance Fund until transferred to the appropriate taxing authority as a payment of income tax.    (c)    The Secretary shall follow the procedures specified by the United States Department of Labor, the federal Internal Revenue Service, and the Maryland State Comptroller pertaining to the deducting and withholding of income tax.    (d)    Amounts deducted from unemployment insurance benefits under this section shall be deducted and withheld only after amounts are deducted and withheld for any overpayments of any unemployment insurance benefits, child support obligations, and to satisfy any other requirements of federal law.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-811 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-811 - Establishing and Collecting Child Support Obligations; Agent; Inspection of Claim Information

    (a)    In this section, “claim information” means information regarding:        (1)    whether an individual is receiving, has received, or has applied for benefits under this title;        (2)    the amount of benefits an individual is receiving or is entitled to receive;        (3)    an individual’s current or most recent home address;        (4)    whether an individual has refused an offer of work and if so, a description of the job offered, including terms, conditions, and rate of pay; and        (5)    any other information that is needed by the child support enforcement unit to verify eligibility for and the amount of benefits.    (b)    If an agent of a child support enforcement unit is under contract with the child support enforcement unit for the purposes of establishing and collecting child support obligations from and locating individuals owing such obligations, the Secretary and the Board of Appeals may allow the agent to inspect claim information.    (c)    The agent of the child support enforcement unit shall comply with safeguards established by the United States Department of Labor and the Secretary and is subject to the penalties under § 8-1305(c) of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-812 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 8 - Administration of Claims|Section 8-812 - Eligibility for Additional Training Benefits

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Declining occupation” means an occupation in which:            (i)    there is a current lack of employment opportunities in the individual’s labor market area for the occupational skills for which the individual is qualified by training and experience; and            (ii)    the lack of employment opportunities is expected to continue for an extended period of time.        (3)    “Demand occupation” means an occupation in a labor market area where work opportunities are available and qualified applicants are lacking.        (4)    (i)    “Similar stipend” means an amount provided under a program with similar aims, such as providing training to increase employability, and in approximately the same amounts.            (ii)    “Similar stipend” does not include training costs such as payments for tuition and books.    (b)    An individual who is entitled to benefits under this title shall be eligible for additional training benefits under this section if the Secretary determines that the individual:        (1)    is unemployed;        (2)    has exhausted all rights to unemployment insurance benefits under federal and State law;        (3)    (i)    separated from a declining occupation; or            (ii)    has been involuntarily and indefinitely separated from employment as a result of a permanent reduction of operations at the individual’s place of employment; and        (4)    is enrolled in a training program approved by the Secretary or in a job training program authorized by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that prepares the individual for entry into a demand occupation if the Secretary determines that the individual:            (i)    enrolled in the training before the end of the benefit year established with respect to the separation that made the individual eligible for the training benefit;            (ii)    is making satisfactory progress to complete the training; and            (iii)    is not receiving similar stipends or other allowances for nontraining costs.    (c)    The additional weekly training benefit amount shall equal the individual’s weekly benefit amount for the most recent benefit year less any deductible income as determined under this title.    (d)    The maximum amount of additional training benefits payable to an individual shall be equal to 26 times the individual’s average weekly benefit amount for the most recent benefit year.    (e)    An individual who is receiving additional training benefits may not be denied those benefits due to the application of § 8–903(a)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this title.    (f)    Additional training benefits may not be payable for more than 1 year following the end of the benefit year established with respect to the separation that made the individual eligible for additional training benefits.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-901 - In General

    An individual who files a claim in accordance with regulations adopted under this title is eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week if the Secretary finds that the individual meets the requirements of this subtitle.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-902 - Registering and Reporting for Work

    (a)    To be eligible for benefits, an individual shall enroll with a public employment office in accordance with regulations adopted under this title.    (b)    Subject to § 8–808(b) of this title, by regulation, the Secretary may alter or waive the requirements of subsection (a) of this section for:        (1)    an individual attached to a regular job; or        (2)    an individual for whom the Secretary finds that compliance with those requirements would be oppressive or inconsistent with the purposes of this title.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-903 - Ability to Work, Availability for Work, and Actively Seeking Work

    (a)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be eligible for benefits an individual shall be:            (i)    able to work;            (ii)    available for work; and            (iii)    actively seeking work.        (2)    In determining whether an individual actively is seeking work, the Secretary shall consider:            (i)    whether the individual has made an effort that is reasonable and that would be expected of an unemployed individual who honestly is looking for work; and            (ii)    the extent of the effort in relation to the labor market conditions in the area in which the individual is seeking work.        (3)    A part–time worker may not be determined to be ineligible for the receipt of benefits for a week in which the part–time worker is available for and seeking only part–time work if the part–time worker:            (i)    is actively seeking part–time work; and            (ii)    is in a labor market in which a reasonable demand exists for part–time work.        (4)    For the purposes of paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual is seeking only part–time work if the individual is able to work:            (i)    hours that are comparable to the individual’s work at the time of the most recent separation from part–time employment; and            (ii)    at least 20 hours per week.    (b)    The Secretary may not use the disability of a qualified individual with a disability as a factor in finding that an individual is not able to work, available for work, or actively seeking work under subsection (a)(1) or (3) of this section.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or § 8–904 or § 8–907(a) of this subtitle, an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits and who is in training with the approval of the Secretary may not be denied benefits:        (1)    for failure to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(ii) and (iii) of this section to be available for work and actively seeking work; or        (2)    for failure to apply for or refusal to accept suitable work under § 8–1005 of this title.    (d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an individual who is a civilian employee of the federal government is eligible to receive unemployment benefits if the employee:        (1)    is required to report to work at a work site located in the State; and        (2)    is not being paid because the federal government is in a full or partial shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations.
MD. Labor and Employment Code Ann. §  8-904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Labor and Employment|Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance|Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits|Section 8-904 - Plant or Business Operation Closings

    (a)    When an employer closes its entire plant, business operation, part of its plant, or part of its business operation for inventory, vacation, or another purpose that will cause unemployment for a definite period not exceeding 10 weeks, the Secretary may exempt employees of the employer from the requirement of § 8–903(a)(1)(iii) of this subtitle to actively seek work during that period if the Secretary finds that circumstances and labor market conditions justify the exemption.    (b)    Whenever an employer closes its entire plant, business operation, part of its plant, or part of its business operation for a purpose other than inventory or vacation that will cause unemployment for a definite period not exceeding 26 weeks, for the period of the specific shutdown, the Secretary may exempt employees of the employer from the requirement of § 8–903(a)(1)(iii) of this subtitle to actively seek work if:        (1)    the employer and affected employees jointly request the exemption;        (2)    the employer provides that all affected employees shall return to work for the employer within 26 weeks; and        (3)    the Secretary determines that the exemption will promote productivity and economic stability within the State.    (c)    (1)    This subsection does not exempt an individual from meeting the requirements of § 8–902(a) or § 8–903(a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this subtitle to be able to work and otherwise fully available for work.        (2)    An exemption under this section may be granted only with respect to a specific plant or business operation closing.