290                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 114

CHAPTER 114
(House Bill 143)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 (g)
(3) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951
Edition), title "Unemployment Compensation", sub-title "Admin-
istration", modifying the law concerning the filing of accession
notices by employers for the purposes of the unemployment com-
pensation system.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11 (g) (3) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Unemployment Compensation", sub-
title "Administration", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, and to read as follows:

(3) Each employer shall notify the Board of the accession to
employment of every individual who comes into his or its employ
and upon request by the Board shall furnish a report of the sep-
aration from employment of every individual who leaves his or
its employ. Such accession notices shall be made on forms or in
a manner to be prescribed by the Board, and shall be sent to the
Board not later than the end of the fifth business or working day
[following the day each individual begins his employment] excluding
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. A separation notice on forms
or in a manner to be prescribed by the Board shall be returned to
the Board not later than the end of the second business or working
day following the day on which it is requested by the Board, but
separation notices shall not be required in case of mass lay offs.
Failure to file such accession or separation notice in the manner
prescribed by the Board shall subject the employer to a penalty
of from Two Dollars ($2.00) to Ten Dollars ($10.00), as determined
by the Board in each instance, for each such notice that is not filed,
and the names of each such individual employee not so reported
shall constitute a separate offense. Such penalties shall be collected
in the manner prescribed for the collection of contributions under
this Article. Provided, that the Board may, in its discretion, by
regulation exempt any class of employers from the requirements of
this paragraph, if the type and character of the employment would,
in the opinion of the Board make its application unreasonably
onerous or impractical. Whenever an employer expects to lay off
permanently, or for an indefinite period, or for a period expected
to exceed seven days, at or about the same time and for the same
reason, twenty-five or more workers employed in a single establish-
ment, the employer shall file with the Board, in lieu of individual
separation notices, a notice setting forth the reason for such lay-
off, together with a list of the names and Social Security numbers
of the workers affected. In cases of unemployment because of a
labor dispute, the employer shall file with the Board, in lieu of
individual separation notices, a notice setting forth the existence

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