Ch. 261                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND

the Executive Director or (2) until the individual has become
reemployed and has earnings in insured work equal to at least ten
times his weekly benefit amount. Leaving work to become
self-employed, to accompany or join one's spouse in a new
locality, or to attend an educational institution is neither good
cause nor a valid circumstance for voluntarily leaving work.
Only a substantial cause which is directly attributable to,
arising from, or connected with the conditions of employment or
actions of the employer, or another cause of such a necessitous
or compelling nature that the individual had no reasonable
alternative other than to leave the employment may be considered
a valid circumstance. If the individual leaves his employment
because of a circumstance relating to the health of the
individual or another person who must be cared for by the
individual, the individual must furnish a written statement or
other documentary evidence of that health problem from a
physician or hospital.

(A-1) IF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS BEEN TERMINATED OR LAID OFF
FROM EMPLOYMENT OBTAINS OTHER PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT
THAT PAYS WEEKLY WAGES TOTALING LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE
WEEKLY WAGE EARNED IN THE EMPLOYMENT FROM WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL
WAS TERMINATED OR LAID OFF, AND THE INDIVIDUAL LEAVES THE LATER
EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO ATTEND A TRAINING PROGRAM OFFERED UNDER
THE MARYLAND JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT OR OTHERWISE APPROVED
BY THE SECRETARY, THE ATTENDANCE BY THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE
TRAINING PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSIDERED A VALID CIRCUMSTANCE FOR
LEAVING WORK.

(A-l) AN INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DETERMINED TO HAVE VOLUNTARILY
QUIT EMPLOYMENT FOR GOOD CAUSE IF THE INDIVIDUAL:

(1) HAS BEEN LAID OFF FROM EMPLOYMENT THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THE INDIVIDUAL;

(2) OBTAINS SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT THAT PAYS WEEKLY
WAGES TOTALLING LESS THAN 50% OF THE WEEKLY WAGE EARNED IN THE
EMPLOYMENT FROM WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS LAID OFF; AND

(3) LEAVES THE SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT TO ATTEND A
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN SELECTED THAT
IS:

(I) OFFERED UNDER THE MARYLAND JOB TRAINING
PARTNERSHIP ACT; OR

(II) OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY.

8.

(c) Each employer shall pay contributions with respect to
employment during any fiscal year prior to July 1, 1964, as
required by this article prior to July 1, 1964, and each employer

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