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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 879

(d) If the Executive Director finds that he failed,
without good cause, either to apply for available, suitable
work, when so directed by the Executive Director, or to
accept suitable work when offered him, or to return to his
customary self-employment (if any) when so directed by the
Executive Director. such disqualification shall be
effective [from the date] FOR THE WEEK when the application
for work was to have been made, or when he was notified that
suitable work became available to him, or when directed to
return to his customary self-employment by the Executive
Director, whichever is later, and shall continue for not
less than [one] 4 or more than [ten] 9 weeks immediately
following thereafter or until such individual has become
reemployed and has earnings therein equal to at least ten
(10) times his weekly benefit amount.

(1)  In determining whether or not any work is
suitable for an individual, the Executive Director shall
consider the degree of risk involved to his health, safety,
and morals, his physical fitness and prior training, his
experience and prior earnings, his length of unemployment
and prospects for securing local work in his customary
occupation, and the distance of the available work from his
residence.

(2)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, no work shall be deemed suitable and benefits shall
not be denied under this article to any otherwise eligible
individual for refusing to accept new work under any of the
following conditions: (A) If the position offered is vacant
due directly to a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute;
(B) If the wages, hours, or other conditions of the work
offered are substantially less favorable to the individual
than those prevailing for similar work in the locality; (C)
if as a condition of being employed the individual would be
required to join a company union or to resign from or
refrain from joining any bona fide labor organization.

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(c) (4) The Executive Director shall determine for
each fiscal year the contribution rate of each employer who
has met the requirements specified in subsection (c)(3) of
this section, on the basis of his experience-rating record,
in the following manner:

(i) The Executive Director shall compute
for each employer a benefit ratio that is the quotient
obtained by dividing the total regular and extended benefits
chargeable to his experience-rating record and paid within
the three calendar years immediately preceding the
computation date by the total of his annual payrolls for the
three calendar years immediately preceding that computation
date. However, for any employer who has not been subject to
the provisions of this article for a period of time
sufficient to meet the three-calendar-year requirement, that