HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    2733

(9) AN AFFECTED EMPLOYEE RECEIVING WORK SHARING
BENEFITS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS,
EXTENDED BENEFITS OR SUPPLEMENTAL FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION WHILE THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE IS FILING FOR WORK
SHARING BENEFITS.

(G) (H) AN AFFECTED EMPLOYEE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
WORK SHARING BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO A WEEK IF THE FOLLOWING
CRITERIA ARE MET:

(1)  THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE IS WORKING FOR AN EMPLOYER
IN AN AFFECTED UNIT FOR WHOM A WORK SHARING PLAN HAS BEEN
APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY.

(2)  THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO WORK SHARING
BENEFITS UNDER SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION.

(3)  THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE IS ABLE TO WORK AND IS
AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS OF WORK OR FULL-TIME WORK WITH THE
WORK SHARING EMPLOYER.

(4)  ANY OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE SHALL
NOT BE DENIED BENEFITS UNDER § 4(C) OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO
ACTIVE SEARCH FOR WORK FROM OTHER THAN THE WORK SHARING EMPLOYER.

(5)  ANY OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE SHALL
NOT BE DENIED BENEFITS UNDER § 6(D) OF THIS ARTICLE RELATING TO
REFUSAL TO APPLY FOR OR ACCEPT SUITABLE WORK FROM OTHER THAN THE
WORK SHARING EMPLOYER.

(6)  ANY OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE WILL BE
CONSIDERED UNEMPLOYED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK SHARING
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM AND WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE
DEFINITION OF "UNEMPLOYED" PURSUANT TO § 20(L) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(H) (I) UNLESS THE RESULT WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS
SECTION, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WHICH APPLY TO CLAIMS
FOR, AND PAYMENT OF REGULAR BENEFITS APPLY TO CLAIMS FOR AND
PAYMENT OF WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.

(I) (J) THE WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
WILL NOT CONTINUE AFTER JUNE 30, 1986 UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE
MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984; provided, however, that the Secretary
of Employment and Training shall not be required to consider
approval of a work sharing plan prior to January 1, 1985.

Approved May 29, 1984.