Maddox; Velma Martin; Lawrence A. Miller;
Louis Nemerofsky; Paul O'Donnell; Frederick
Ramsey; Henry Rolle; Richard Scott; Ellen
Smith; Gregory Styles; Frank Sutton; Michelle
Taylor; Allan R. Tustin; Wilmer S. Webster;
Charles Welker; Linda Wilkins; Vera I. Wilson;
J. W. Zebley, Jr.; C. E. Bo Zerhusen.

L. Thelma Cook, Director

Apprenticeship Information Center
1100 N. Eutaw St., Room 204
Baltimore 21201 Telephone; 383-5532

The former Department of Employment Securi-
ty established an Apprenticeship Information Cen-
ter in 1964 under the direction of the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training. In conjunction with the opening, the
Governor and the Mayor of Baltimore City jointly
appointed a Citizens Advisory Committee. The
Governor reactivated the Committee in 1970 as the
Apprenticeship Information Center Advisory
Committee.

The Committee reviews laws and official deci-
sions that effect the apprenticeship system. It also
promotes employment opportunities for youth as
apprentices, consults and advises groups concern-
ing apprenticeship, and advises and assists in
problem areas where there is resistance to equal
opportunity practices. The Committee promotes
the establishment of formal apprenticeship pro-
grams, and studies ways and means of encouraging
and accelerating apprenticeship job opportunities.

Appointed by the Governor, the Committee
consists of representatives from employer groups,
labor, minorities, the general public, and State and
local government.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
ADMINISTRATION

Joel G. Lee, Assistant Secretary
Maurice C. Ashley, Director

1100 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-5502

The Unemployment Insurance Administration
supervises the Unemployment Insurance Program
carried out by local offices. The Administration
also collects contributions from employers covered
by the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law,
collects quarterly wage information on covered
employees, determines weekly benefit amounts in
accordance with this wage information, and issues
benefit checks to eligible claimants. It reviews

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benefit payments to determine if any were improp-
erly made, recovers improper payments, and pays
benefits to individuals who formerly worked in
Maryland but now reside in other states. As
provided by reciprocal interstate agreement, the
Administration also collects Maryland residents'
claims against employers in other states.

By an experience rating system, the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Law allows a reduced contribution
for employers who maintain steady employment.
All funds collected under the law are deposited
with the federal Treasury for the credit of the
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund of Mary-
land and may be used only for the payment of
benefits.

Four divisions make up the Administration. The
Appeals Division hears cases that have been ap-
pealed by claimants and employers following ad-
ministrative review. The Benefits Division admin-
isters the taking and processing of claims, adjudi-
cation of ineligible claims, and fraud detection and
prosecution. The Contributions Division estab-
lishes employer tax accounts and assigns rates,
charges benefits, and collects taxes on each ac-
count. This division also collects all delinquent
accounts and maintains the Unemployment Insur-
ance Trust Fund. The Special Programs Division
oversees interstate combined wage and federal
unemployment benefit programs.

STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chairperson: Harold G. Johnson, 1986

Representing the Public: Homer E. Favor, 1985;
Dr. Jerusa C. Wilson, 1987.

Representing the Employer: Samuel W. Christine
III, 1985; William K. Weaver, 1985; Edward J.
McNeal, 1987.

Representing the Employee: Edward German,
1985; Edward A. Mohler, 1985; Philip H. Van
Gelder, 1985.

1100 N. Eutaw St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-5502

The State Advisory Council, also known as the
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, aids
the Secretary in formulating policies and resolving
problems concerning the administration of the
Unemployment Insurance Law. The Secretary of
Employment and Training appoints the Council
consisting of an equal number of public, employer,
and employee representatives (Code 1957, Art.
95A, sec. 12).