THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1023

CHAPTER 629
(House Bill 116)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 7 (c) (1)
of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Unemployment Compensation", sub-title "Contributions",
amending the provisions of the unemployment compensation laws
concerning the charging of benefits paid against the experience-
rating records of employers.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7 (c) (1) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Unemployment Compensation", sub-
title "Contributions", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

7 (c) (1). The Board shall maintain an experience-rating record
for each employer. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to
grant to any employer or to individuals performing services for
him prior claims or rights to the amounts paid by the employer into
the fund.

Except as required by paragraph (i) of this sub-section, benefits
paid shall be charged against employers experience-rating records
as hereafter specified.

If the claimant earns 75% or more of his base period wages from
the principal base period employer, all benefits paid to such indi-
vidual shall be charged against the experience-rating record of
his principal base-period employer (as defined in Sub-section (c)
(8) of this section). If the claimant earned less than 75% of his base
period wages from the principal base period employer, all benefits paid
to such individual shall be charged on a pro rata basis to all base
period employers. The percentage of the charge to each base period
employer shall be in the same proportion as the amount of wages
paid to the claimant by each such employer is to the total amount of
wages received by the claimant during the base period, and shall be
computed as a whole number without decimals.

(i) // the claimant's unemployment is caused by a shutdown by his
employer for the purpose of having employees take their vacations at
the same time, all benefits paid to the claimant shall be charged against
the experience rating record of the claimant's current employer.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 630
(House Bill 152)

AN ACT to add two new sections to Article 48A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Insurance", sub-title

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.