Service programs and 90 percent of the cost of
the Work Incentive Program are financed by the
federal government.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chairperson: Harold G. Johnson, 1986

Representing the Public: Jerusa C. Wilson, 1983;
Homer E. Favor, 1985.

Representing the Employer: Edward J. McNeal,
1983; Samuel W. Christine III, 1985; William
K. Weaver, 1985.

Representing the Employee: John G. Lesnick,
1985; Edward A. Mohler, 1985; Dolores A.
Reid, 1985.

The Secretary of Human Resources appoints a
State Advisory Council, consisting of an equal
number of representatives from the public, the
employer, and the employee. The Council aids the
Executive Director in formulating policies and
discusses with him problems that arise in the ad-
ministration of the law to ensure impartial solu-
tions of such problems (Code 1957, Art. 95A,
sec. 12).

BOARD OF APPEALS

Chairperson: Thomas W. Keech, 1987
Maurice E. Dill, 1983; Hazel A. Warnick, 1985.

Severn E. Lanier, Appeals Counsel, Board of Ap-
peals

A three-member Board of Appeals, appointed
by the Secretary of Human Resources for a six-
year term, hears appeals on claims for unemploy-
ment insurance benefits, appeals that arise under
the taxing provisions of the Unemployment In-
surance Law, and other matters that require ap-
pellate adjudication, including appeals from the
hearing officers' decisions regarding Work
Incentive Program (WIN) registrants (Code 1957,
Art. 95A, secs. 7, 11).

Under the jurisdiction of the Board of Appeals
is the Appeals Division, which is comprised of of-
ficers who conduct hearings on all appeals filed
by claimants or employers from claims determi-
nations in the Department's local offices, and
who conduct hearings on disputed WIN deci-
sions. Claimants may appeal determinations dis-
qualifying them for benefits, or employers may
appeal determinations allowing benefits. An Ap-
peals Referee hears all such appeals. Any ag-
grieved party may further appeal to the Board of
Appeals. Final appellate recourse is to the Courts
of Maryland.

Human Resources/233

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
DIVISION

M. C. Ashley, Director
Allan H. Berman, Assistant Director

This Division supervises the Unemployment In-
surance Program carried out by the local offices.
The Unemployment Insurance Division also col-
lects contributions from employers covered by the
Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law, collects
quarterly wage information on covered employ-
ees, determines weekly benefit amounts in accor-
dance with this wage information, and issues ben-
efit checks to eligible claimants. It reviews benefit
payments to determine if any were improperly
made, recovers improper payments, pays benefits
to individuals who formerly worked in Maryland
but who reside in other states, and collects from
other states for payment of claims to Maryland
residents whose claims are against employers in
other states, as provided by a reciprocal interstate
agreement. The law provides for an experience
rating system under which employers who main-
tain steady employment are eligible for a reduc-
tion in the rate of contributions. All funds col-
lected under the law are deposited with the
Federal Treasury for the credit of the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Trust Fund of Maryland and
may be used only for the payment of benefits.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DIVISION

Stuart 0. Douglas, Director
Lois A. Quinn, Assistant Director, Job Service

Daniel B. Jones, Assistant Director, Special Pro-
grams

Elizabeth L. Kennedy, Assistant Director, Admin-
istration

The Employment Service Division operates a
service that helps job-seeking citizens find em-
ployment with private employers. Functions in-
clude job placement for all persons; employment-
related counseling; aptitude testing; and referral
to agencies that provide employer services, in-
cluding job analysis, technical assistance, inter-
area recruitment, and certification of alien work-
ers. This Division also offers services to residents
of rural areas, including farm labor recruitment
and employment-related services to migrant and
seasonal farmworkers.

The Employment Service Division operates a
statewide job bank that lists job openings avail-
able in the private sector.

The Employment Service Director and his
State office staff are responsible for policy, plan-