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2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 6 - Contributions › Part III - Reimbursement Payments › Section 8-622 - Power to Terminate Elections

(a)    (1)    If a nonprofit organization fails to file a bond or make a deposit of money or securities in accordance with § 8–618 of this subtitle, the Secretary may terminate the election.
(2)    A termination under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall continue for at least 1 year beginning with the first day of the calendar quarter in which the termination becomes effective.
(3)    For good cause, the Secretary may extend the period for submitting collateral for not more than 120 days.
(b)    (1)    If a nonprofit organization is delinquent in making reimbursement payments, the Secretary may terminate the election as of the next January 1.
(2)    A termination under this subsection shall be effective for 2 calendar years.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 6 - Contributions › Part IV - Enforcement and Collection › Section 8-625 - Employment Records

(a)    Each employer shall keep employment records that are accurate and contain information that the Secretary or Board of Appeals requires.
(b)    The Secretary or Board of Appeals may inspect and copy at any reasonable time and as often as necessary:
(1)    any record that an employer is required to keep under this section; and
(2)    cash disbursement journals, check registers, tax returns, and other documents that corroborate or supplement those records.
(c)    As necessary for the effective administration of this title, the Secretary or Board of Appeals may require that:
(1)    an employer submit any report with respect to individuals it employs; and
(2)    the report be made under oath.
(d)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary and Board of Appeals may not publish or allow public inspection of information obtained under this section in any manner that reveals the identity of the employer except to public employees in the performance of their public duties.
(2)    (i)    The Secretary and Board of Appeals may allow inspection of information obtained under this section to any agent of a child support enforcement unit if the agent is under contract with the unit for the purposes of establishing and collecting child support obligations from and locating individuals owing such obligations.
(ii)    The agent of the 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.
(3)    To the extent necessary for proper presentation of a claim, the Secretary or Board of Appeals shall provide information from the records to a claimant at a hearing before a special examiner, hearing examiner, the Secretary, or the Board of Appeals.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 6 - Contributions › Part IV - Enforcement and Collection › Section 8-626 - Contribution and Employment Reports

(a)    For each calendar quarter, each employing unit shall submit to the Secretary a contribution and employment report on or before the date that the Secretary sets.
(b)    An employing unit shall include in a contribution and employment report information that the Secretary requires.
(c)    (1)    An employing unit that fails to submit a contribution and employment report under this section is subject to a penalty of $35 unless the Secretary waives the penalty for cause.
(2)    An employing unit that submits a check or other negotiable instrument in payment of any penalty under this subsection which is returned for insufficient funds is subject to an additional penalty of $25.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 6 - Contributions › Part IV - Enforcement and Collection › Section 8-626.1 - Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and Date of Employment Reports

(a)    In this section, “date of employment” means the date on which an employee commences working for an employing unit.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, within 20 days of an employee’s beginning employment, the employee’s employing unit shall submit to the Secretary:
(1)    the Social Security number of the employee;
(2)    the name of the employee;
(3)    the address of the employee;
(4)    the date of employment;
(5)    the employing unit’s name and address;
(6)    the employee’s starting wage;
(7)    whether the employee has health insurance provided by the employing unit;
(8)    the federal employer identification number of the employing unit; and
(9)    the State unemployment insurance account number of the employing unit.
(c)    (1)    The employing unit shall report the required information:
(i)    by mail;
(ii)    magnetically or electronically; or
(iii)    by other means as determined by the Secretary.
(2)    If an employing unit chooses to transmit data magnetically or electronically at a rate of twice per month, then the report must be submitted not less than 12 days or more than 16 days apart.
(3)    (i)    An employing unit that has employees in two or more states and that transmits reports magnetically or electronically may designate one state in which to transmit the report.
(ii)    An employing unit that chooses to transmit the data to another state shall provide the Secretary with the name of the state receiving the report.
(d)    (1)    Any employing unit that fails to report as required:
(i)    shall be given a written warning for the first violation; and
(ii)    shall be subject to a civil penalty of $20 for each month in which a subsequent violation occurs, or $500 if the failure is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report, unless the Secretary waives the penalty for cause.
(2)    All violations occurring in a single month to the same employing unit shall be considered a single violation.
(e)    An assessment under this section is final unless, within 15 days after the mailing of the assessment, an employing unit applies to the Secretary for a hearing. The Secretary may forward the application to the Office of Administrative Hearings for adjudication.
(f)    The Department of Human Services shall reimburse the Secretary for all costs incurred to carry out this section.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 7 - Reciprocal Arrangements › Section 8-701 - Arrangements to Cover Employment for Single Employing Unit

(a)    Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary may enter into a reciprocal arrangement with an agency of another state or the federal government that is authorized to do so.
(b)    Under a reciprocal arrangement that the Secretary enters into under this section:
(1)    services that an individual performs for a single employing unit for which services usually are performed in more than one state are considered to be performed entirely within:
(i)    the state in which any part of the service is performed;
(ii)    the state in which the individual resides; or
(iii)    a state in which the employing unit maintains a place of business;
(2)    if services are considered to be performed entirely within one state, the employing unit shall have an election in effect that is approved by the agency responsible for administration of its unemployment insurance law under which all services that the individual performs for the employing unit are deemed to be performed entirely within the state;
(3)    potential rights to benefits under this title may be the basis for payment of benefits under the law of another state or the federal government and potential rights to benefits under the law of another state or the federal government may be the basis for payment of benefits under this title;
(4)    for the purpose of Part IV of Subtitle 6 of this title, contributions are deemed to have been paid to the Unemployment Insurance Fund on the day on which they were made under federal law or the law of the other state; and
(5)    the Unemployment Insurance Fund shall be reimbursed for the amount of contributions made under federal law or the law of the other state plus interest that the Secretary considers to be fair and reasonable.
(c)    The Secretary may not enter into an arrangement under subsection (a) of this section unless it includes a provision to reimburse:
(1)    the Unemployment Insurance Fund for benefits that are based on services and wages that are subject to federal law or the law of another state; and
(2)    another state or the federal government from the Unemployment Insurance Fund for benefits it pays that are based on services and wages that are subject to this title.
(d)    (1)    In accordance with arrangements entered into under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary may:
(i)    use the Unemployment Insurance Fund to reimburse an agency of another state or the federal government; and
(ii)    receive from an agency of another state or the federal government reimbursements to the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
(2)    Reimbursements made from the Unemployment Insurance Fund under this section shall be considered benefits for the purposes of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 7 - Reciprocal Arrangements › Section 8-702 - Law Applicable to Payment of Benefits

Benefits paid in accordance with an arrangement entered into under § 8-701 of this subtitle shall be paid:
(1)    under the provisions of this title;
(2)    under the provisions of the law of another state or the federal government; or
(3)    under any combination of provisions of this title or the law of another state or the federal government that may be agreed to be fair and reasonable to all affected interests.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.