2013 Maryland Code
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
§ 8-1206 - Eligibility for benefits
§8-1206.
(a) An affected employee is eligible under § 8-1207 of this subtitle to receive work sharing benefits for each week in which the Secretary determines that the affected employee:
(1) is able to work; and
(2) is available for more hours of work or full-time work for the work sharing employer.
(b) (1) An affected employee who otherwise is eligible may not be denied work sharing benefits for failure to actively seek work under § 8-903(a)(1)(iii) of this title from a person other than the work sharing employer.
(2) An affected employee may not be disqualified under § 8-1005 of this title for refusal to apply for or accept suitable work from a person other than the work sharing employer.
(c) An affected employee who is otherwise eligible for benefits:
(1) is considered to be unemployed for the purpose of the work sharing unemployment insurance program; and
(2) is not subject to the requirement under § 8-801 of this title that an individual be unemployed.
(d) Unless the result would be inconsistent with this subtitle, the provisions of this title that apply to a claim for and payment of other benefits apply to a claim for and payment of work sharing benefits.
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