Maryland Labor and Employment Section 8-1009

      (a)      (1)      This subsection applies to unemployment that does not result from abolishment of the individual's job.

            (2)      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.

            (3)      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)      (1)      This subsection applies to unemployment that results from the abolishment of an individual's job.

            (2)      An individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits may not receive benefits for each week that the Secretary finds that the individual receives or is eligible to receive dismissal payment consisting of the same wage amount and employee benefits package that the individual received while employed or wages in lieu of notice consisting of the same wage amount and employee benefits package that the individual received while employed, regardless of whether either the dismissal payment or wages in lieu of notice is required by law.

            (3)      An individual who is otherwise eligible for benefits 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 dismissal payment in an amount that is less than the amount of wages and employee benefits package that the individual received while employed or wages in lieu of notice in an amount that is less than the amount of wages and employee benefits package that the individual received while employed, regardless of whether either the dismissal payment or wages in lieu of notice is required by law.

      (c)      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.