HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         3329

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.

CHAPTER 707

(House Bill 1540)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - Discharge for Gross Misconduct -
Disciplinary Suspension

FOR the purpose of including a suspension for disciplinary
reasons as grounds for disqualification for "gross
misconduct" from the receipt of unemployment insurance
benefits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

Section 6(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

6.

An individual shall be disqualified for benefits:

(b) For any week in which his unemployment is due to his
having been discharged OR SUSPENDED AS A DISCIPLINARY MEASURE for
gross misconduct connected with his work, if so found by the
Executive Director. Such disqualification shall continue until
such individual has become reemployed and has earnings therein
equal to at least ten (10) times his weekly benefit amount. For
the purposes of this article, the term "gross misconduct" shall
include conduct of an employee which is (1) a deliberate and
willful disregard of standards of behavior, which his employer
has a right to expect, showing a gross indifference to the
employer's interest, or (2) a series of repeated violations of
employment rules proving that the employee has regularly and
wantonly disregarded his obligations. Misconduct not falling
within this definition shall not be considered gross misconduct.