Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 32 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Chapter 09.32.02 - Claims for Benefits
Section 09.32.02.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.32.02.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Appointment" means reporting:
(a) By telephone, at a scheduled date and
time, and at the telephone number provided by the claimant to the Secretary;
or
(b) In person at a specific
date, time, and place.
(2) "Basic weekly benefit amount" means the
weekly benefit amount for a week of total unemployment excluding any allowance
for dependents.
(3) "Benefits"
means benefits pursuant to the Unemployment Insurance Law.
(4) "Claim" means an application for benefits
that is filed with the Secretary, either for the purpose of beginning a claim
period, or for the purpose of claiming benefits for a compensable
week.
(5) "Claim notification"
means written notification sent to a claimant, by mail or electronic means,
that provides instructions to the claimant for the filing of a continued claim
or claims.
(6) "Continued claim"
means one of a series of claims filed, for one or more weeks of continuous
unemployment, following an initial or a reopened claim.
(7) "Department" means the Department of
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
(8) "Dependent" means a claimant's child,
stepchild, or legally adopted child who, at the beginning of a claimant's
benefit year, is wholly or partially supported by the claimant and is younger
than 16 years old.
(9) "Employment
Service" means the Employment Service, an agency within the
Department.
(10) "Initial claim"
means an application for benefits filed with the Secretary. The three types of
initial claims are as follows:
(a) "New
claim" means the first claim filed requesting a determination of entitlement to
and eligibility for compensation. "New claim" includes the first claim for
extended or additional benefits, as described in COMAR 09.32.03.
(b) "Transitional claim" means the first
claim filed at the expiration of a benefit year requesting a determination of
eligibility and determination of a new benefit year. A transitional claim has
an effective date within the 7-day period immediately following the benefit
year ending date and a week for which compensation was claimed.
(c) "Additional claim" means the first claim
filed within a benefit year after earning gross wages equal to or in excess of
the weekly benefit amount during any given week.
(11) Office.
(a) "Office" means an office of the
Department.
(b) "Office" includes a
designated call center or electronic address.
(12) "Register" and "registration" mean that
the individual is available for referral to job opportunities, training, and
employment development services through the Department. When the filing of a
claim permits an individual full use of the Employment Service, that filing
constitutes registration.
(13)
"Remuneration" means all compensation for services whether or not the
compensation constitutes taxable wages under the Unemployment Insurance
Law.
(14) Reopened Claim.
(a) "Reopened claim" means the first claim
filed after a break in continued claims during a benefit year caused by other
than intervening employment, for example, illness, disqualification,
unavailability, or failure to report for any reason other than
employment.
(b) "Reopened claim"
does not include a claim for extended or additional benefits as described in
COMAR 09.32.03.
(15)
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or the
Secretary's designee.
(16)
"Unemployment Insurance Law" means Labor and Employment Article, Title 8,
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(17)
"Week" means the calendar week beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning and
ending at midnight the following Saturday.
(18) "Weekly benefit amount" means the weekly
benefit amount for a week of total unemployment including any dependents'
allowance.
(19) "Week of total
unemployment" means a week during which a claimant performs no work for which
wages are payable.
(20) "Working
day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a State holiday.
C. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all other terms used in these regulations have the same meanings as provided in the Unemployment Insurance Law.
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