2732

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 504

(E) (F) THE SECRETARY MAY REVOKE APPROVAL OF A WORK SHARING
PLAN FOR GOOD CAUSE. GOOD CAUSE SHALL INCLUDE BUT SHALL NOT BE
LIMITED TO FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ASSURANCES IN THE PLAN,
UNREASONABLE REVISION OF PRODUCTIVITY STANDARDS OF THE AFFECTED
UNIT OR UNITS, CONDUCT OR OCCURRENCES TENDING TO DEFEAT THE
INTENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THE PLAN AND VIOLATION OF ANY
CRITERIA ON WHICH APPROVAL OF THE PLAN WAS BASED.

(F) (G) AN AFFECTED EMPLOYEE'S MONETARY ENTITLEMENT TO WORK
SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS SHALL BE DETERMINED AS
FOLLOWS:

(1)  THE WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT
AMOUNT SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE'S REGULAR
WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT AS DETERMINED UNDER § 3(B) OF THIS ARTICLE
MULTIPLIED BY THE PERCENTAGE OF REDUCTION IN THE EMPLOYEE'S
NORMAL WEEKLY HOURS OF WORK FOR THE WORK SHARING EMPLOYER AS
CONTAINED IN THE APPROVED WORK SHARING PLAN.

(2)  THE WORK SHARING BENEFIT AMOUNT SHALL BE ROUNDED
TO THE LOWER DOLLAR AMOUNT.

(3)  AN AFFECTED EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
A MAXIMUM OF 26 WEEKS OF WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
BENEFITS.

(4)  THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REGULAR BENEFITS PAYABLE
UNDER § 3 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND WORK SHARING BENEFITS PAYABLE
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FOR THE BENEFIT
YEAR PROVIDED FOR IN § 3 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(5)  DEPENDENT'S ALLOWANCES PAYABLE UNDER § 3 OF THIS
ARTICLE ARE PAYABLE TO AFFECTED EMPLOYEES OF WORK SHARING
EMPLOYERS.

(6)  AFFECTED EMPLOYEES RECEIVING WORK SHARING
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE
PARTIAL BENEFIT PROVISIONS OF § 3(B)(3) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(7)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT WORK DURING A WEEK FOR
THE WORK SHARING EMPLOYER AND WHO IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR
BENEFITS, SHALL BE PAID REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
AND THE WEEK SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AS A WEEK FOR WHICH WORK
SHARING BENEFITS WERE RECEIVED.

(8)  IF AN EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATING IN A WORK SHARING
PLAN WORKS A NUMBER OF HOURS WHICH IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 90
PERCENT OF THE NORMAL WEEKLY HOURS OF WORK BUT MORE THAN THE
HOURS WORKED UNDER THE WORK SHARING PLAN, THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK
SHARING BENEFIT AMOUNT SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE SAME PERCENTAGE
THAT THE COMBINED HOURS ARE OF THE NORMAL HOURS OF WORK,
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE WORK WAS PERFORMED FOR THE WORK SHARING
EMPLOYER OR ANOTHER EMPLOYER.