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ment) (1969 REPLACEMENT VOLUME), title "Unemployment
Insurance Law," subtitle "Benefits," to change the disqualification
for unemployment insurance benefits in case of dismissal payments
or wages in certain conditions where part or all of the employee's
place of business is closed TO ELIMINATE THE DISQUALIFI-
CATION IN THE CASE OF DISMISSAL PAYMENTS WHERE
THE CLAIMANT'S JOB HAS BEEN ELIMINATED UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6(i) of Article 95A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Supplement) (1969 REPLACEMENT VOLUME), title "Un-
ployment Insurance Law," subtitle "Benefits," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

6.

(i) For any week with respect to which he is receiving, has re-
ceived, or has filed, or is eligible to file a claim for remuneration in
an amount equal to or in excess of his weekly benefit amount in the
form of dismissal payment or wages in lieu of notice whether legally
required or not, such payments to be allocated to a number of weeks
following separation from employment equal to the number of weeks'
pay received.

Provided, that if such remuneration is less than his weekly benefit
amount, an otherwise eligible individual shall not be deemed ineligi-
ble and shall be entitled to receive for such week benefits reduced
by the amount of such payments. Any benefit payment reduced
because of the provisions of this section shall constitute a full week's
benefits for the purposes of computing duration during the benefit
year. There shall b no disqualification, notwithstanding this para-
graph, where the employee was not able to work because of a cessa-

tion of his work and where the employer was responsible for the

payment of benefits to the employee in the case of cessation of work
at part or all of the employee's place of business PROVIDED
FURTHER, THERE SHALL BE NO DISQUALIFICATION
UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE CLAIMANT'S UNEMPLOY-
MENT IS DUE TO THE ABOLITION OF HIS JOB EITHER FOR
TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS OR BECAUSE THE EMPLOYER
HAS PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED THE OPERATION OF
THE PLANT, DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OR SECTION
THEREOF IN WHICH THE CLAIMANT WAS LAST EM-
PLOYED.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 28, 1970

CHAPTER 446
(House Bill 728)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 36(3)
(a), 36(3)(b) and 36(4) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1969 Supplement), title