2010 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
TITLE 8 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Subtitle 9 - Eligibility for Benefits
Section 8-905 - Aliens.
§ 8-905. Aliens.
(a) Conditions of eligibility.- 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) Information on status.- 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) Standard of proof.- 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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 95A, § 4; 1991, ch. 8, § 2; 1993, ch. 5, § 1.]
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