Irene M. Zaccaro, Director, Appeals Division
John B. Henry, Director, Personnel and Training Division
Vernon P. Nengel, Director, Fiscal Management Division
J. Robert Brown, General Counsel
F. H. Gay, Director, Public Relations Division
6 N. Liberty Street, Baltimore I Telephone: Mulberry 5-5400

Executive Director

The Department of Employment Security, established in 1937, ad-
ministers the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law (Code 1951,
Art. 95A). The Department is headed by an Executive Director
appointed by the Governor for a six-year term (Code 1951, 1957
supp., Art. 95A, sec. 10).

Board of Appeals

A three-man Board of Appeals, appointed by the Governor for six-
year terms, hears appeals on claims for benefits, appeals that arise
under the taxing provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Law,
and other matters that require appellate adjudication (Code 1951,
1957 supp., Art. 95A).

Advisory Council

The Governor appoints a State advisory council, and the Executive
Director appoints local advisory councils, consisting of an equal
number of representatives from the public, the employer, and the
employee. The councils aid the Executive Director in formulating
policies and discuss with him problems that arise in the adminis-
tration of the law to insure impartial solutions of such problems
(Code 1951, 1957 supp., Art. 95A, sec. 11).

Local Office Operations

This Division, created in July, 1956, administers all operations in
the Department's twenty local offices. It pays weekly Unemployment
Insurance benefits to eligible individuals and operates a public em-
ployment service without charge to either worker or employer, reg-
istering applicants for jobs in all occupations and arranging initial
interviews between employers and prospective employees. The Divi-
sion provides vocational guidance and counseling services and ad-
ministers aptitude and proficiency tests when desirable. It cooperates
with other staff departments in developing labor market informa-
tion—types of positions open, types of labor supply available, cur-
rent wage rates, and other related material. It maintains a special
Farm Labor Program to recruit local and migratory labor for agri-
cultural and food-processing jobs. It also administers special pro-
grams to find employment for qualified older workers, qualified physi-
cally-handicapped persons, members of minority groups, school and
college graduates, and persons seeking summer work. It gives job
preference to qualified veterans.

Unemployment Insurance Division

This Division supervises the Unemployment Insurance Program
carried out by the Local Office Operations Division. The Unemploy-
ment Insurance Division also collects contributions from employers
covered by the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law, collects
quarterly wage information on the employees of these employers,
determines weekly benefit amounts in accordance with this wage in.