Ch. 131                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

paid by the employer which are used to establish individuals' eligibility for
unemployment insurance benefits; and generally relating to the allocation of
benefits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Labor and Employment
Section 8-611(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article - Labor and Employment

8-611.

(b) [(1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, if a claimant earned
at least 75% of base period wages from a single base period employer, the Secretary shall
charge against the earned rating record of that employing unit all regular benefits paid to
the claimant and the share of extended benefits required under subsection (c) of this
section.                         

(2)] Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, [if a claimant
earned less than 75% of base period wages from a single base period employer,] the
Secretary shall charge pro rata against the earned rating record of each base period
employer all regular benefits and the share of extended benefits required under
subsection (c) of this section in the same proportion as the wages paid by the base period
employer is to the total wages of the claimant during the base period, and rounded to the
nearest dollar.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1993.                                                                       

Approved April 26, 1993.

CHAPTER 131
(House Bill 155)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - Eligibility for Benefits

FOR the purpose of clarifying that the disability of a claimant for unemployment
insurance who is a qualified individual with a disability may not be used as a factor
in determining that the claimant is not able to work; and generally relating to
eligibility for benefits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

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