1592

Laws of Maryland

[Ch. 740

Provided, if a claimant had not earned qualifying wages, as re-
quired in Section 4(e) of this article, for the weekly benefit amount
shown in the schedule of benefits on the basis of his earnings in the
calendar quarter of the base period in which his earnings were high-
est, but did earn qualifying wages for a lower division on said
schedule, he is to be considered eligible for benefits as shown in said
lower division. Provided further, that in no event shall any claimant
be permitted to drop down more than three divisions as shown on the
said schedule of benefits.

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS

Division High Quarter Wages

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39

$192.01
$240.01
$264.01
$288.01
$312.01
$336.01
$360.01
$384.01
$408.01
$432.01
$456.01
$480.01
$504.01
$528.01
$552.01
$576.01
$600.01
$624.01
$648.01
$672.01
$696.01
$720.01
$744.01
$768.01
$792.01
$816.01
$840.01
$864.01
$888.01
$912.01
$936.01
$960.01
$984.01
$1,008.01
$1,032.01
$1,056.01
$1,080.01
$1,104.01
$1,128.01

(A)

to $240.00
to $264.00
$288.00
$312.00
$336.00
$360.00
$384.00
$408.00
$432.00
to $456.00
to $480.00
$504.00
$528.00
$552.00
$576.00
$600.00
$624.00
$648.00
$672.00
$696.00
$720.00
$744.00
$768.00
$792.00
$816.00
$840.00
$864.00
$888.00
$912.00
$936.00
$960.00
$984.00
$1,008.00
to $1,032.00
to $1,056.00
to $1,080.00
to $1,104.00
to $1,128.00
to $1,152.00

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Weekly

Benefit

Amount

(B)

$10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
24.00
25.00
26.00
27.00
28.00
29.00
30.00
31.00
32.00
33.00
34.00
35.00
36.00
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
41.00
42.00
43.00
44.00
45.00
46.00
47.00
48.00

Minimum

Qualifying

Wages

$

(C)

360
396
432
468
504
540
576
612
648
684
720
756
792
828
864
900
[935
972
1,008
1,044
1,080
1,116
1,152
1,188
1,224
1,260
1,296
1,332
1,368
1,404
1,440
1,476
1,512
1,548
1,584
1,620
1,656
1,692
1,728

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