2023 Maryland Statutes › Labor and Employment › Title 8 - Unemployment Insurance › Subtitle 12 - Work Sharing › Section 8-1207 - Determination of Work Sharing Benefits

(a)    Work sharing benefits shall be determined in accordance with this section.
(b)    (1)    To compute work sharing benefits:
(i)    the weekly benefit amount of an affected employee under § 8–803 of this title shall be multiplied by the percentage of reduction in the employee’s normal weekly work hours under the approved work sharing plan; and
(ii)    the hours for which an affected employee receives paid leave shall be counted as hours worked if the affected employee performed some work during the work week.
(2)    If the affected employee was absent from work without the approval of the employer or used unpaid leave, the affected employee will not be considered to have worked all the hours offered by the work sharing employer in a work week, and the employee shall be denied work sharing benefits for that week.
(3)    The product obtained under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection shall be rounded to the next lower dollar.
(c)    (1)    An affected employee is eligible to receive not more than 52 weeks of work sharing benefits during each benefit year.
(2)    The total amount of benefits payable under Subtitle 8 of this title and work sharing benefits payable under this section may not exceed the total for the benefit year under § 8–808(c) of this title.
(d)    An allowance for a dependent is payable to an affected employee in accordance with § 8–804 of this title.
(e)    An affected employee who receives a work sharing benefit is not subject to the limitation on benefits for partial unemployment under § 8–803(d) of this title.
(f)    During a week in which an individual who otherwise is eligible for benefits does not work for the work sharing employer:
(1)    the individual shall be paid benefits in accordance with Subtitle 8 of this title; and
(2)    the week does not count as a week for which a work sharing benefit is received.
(g)    During a week in which an individual performs work under an approved work sharing plan and performs work for another employer, the individual’s work sharing benefit shall be computed in the same manner as if the individual worked solely for the work sharing employer.
(h)    An individual who is not provided any work by the work sharing employer during a week in which a work sharing plan is in effect, but who works for another employer and is otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits, may be paid regular benefits for that week under Subtitle 8 of this title subject to the disqualifying income requirements of § 8–803(d) of this title and other provisions applicable to claims for regular compensation.
(i)    An individual who is provided less than 50% of the individual’s normal weekly work hours with the work sharing employer during a week in which a work sharing plan is in effect, and is otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits, may be paid regular benefits for that week under Subtitle 8 of this title subject to the disqualifying income requirements of § 8–803(d) of this title and other provisions applicable to claims for regular compensation.
(j)    While an affected employee applies for or receives work sharing benefits, the affected employee is not eligible for:
(1)    extended benefits;
(2)    supplemental federal unemployment compensation; or
(3)    benefits under any other federal or State program.