Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [SB-670]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.
SB-670: Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
Relating To Unemployment Insurance. [HB-1353]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Insurance ]
Appropriates funds for unemployment insurance specialist and unemployment insurance assistant positions within the department of labor and industrial relations to prepare and support the unemployment insurance modernization project. Appropriates funds to upgrade and modernize the unemployment insurance system. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
HB-1353: Relating To Unemployment Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scot Matayoshi
The Committee(s) On Fin Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/27/2023
You have voted SB-1019: Amends existing law to provide unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence and spouses of transferred military members..
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [SB-136]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from the weekly benefits payable to a claimant in the future to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to either up to 50% of the weekly benefit amount or 25% of the weekly benefit amount if the weekly benefit amount is less than or equal to $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.
SB-136: Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 05/03/2023
Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [HB-140]
[Unemployment ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from weekly benefits payable to a claimant to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to 50% of the weekly benefit or 25% if the benefit is less than $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.
HB-140: Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/03/2023
Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Duties of Secretary and Penalties [SB-985]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to enter into certain memorandums of understanding to implement and enforce the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law and to conduct certain integrity activities to verify that an individual is eligible to receive certain benefits; and altering the criminal penalties for a conviction for certain unemployment insurance-related offenses.
SB-985: Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Duties of Secretary and Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations [HB-955]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of insurance benefits by requiring the Secretary to send a written notice outlining the factual and evidentiary information and whether monetary penalties are due; requiring the notice to include instructions on how the claimant may appeal the determination; etc.
HB-955: Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Computation of Earned Rate of Contribution - Applicable Table of Rates [SB-827]
[Unemployment ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring that the earned rate of contributions for calendar year 2023 be calculated using Table B of the Table of Rates if the Unemployment Insurance Fund balance on September 30, 2022, allows for the earned rate of contributions to be calculated using either Table A or Table B of the Table of Rates.
SB-827: Unemployment Insurance - Computation of Earned Rate of Contribution - Applicable Table of Rates
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification Exceptions - COVID-19 Vaccination [HB-901]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Providing that the voluntary resignation of an employee is a valid circumstance for voluntarily leaving work if the employee resigned due to the employer requiring that the employee, as a condition of continued employment, be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the employer fails to provide suitable other work that would not require that the employee be vaccinated against COVID-19; and prohibiting the refusal of an employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from being considered gross misconduct, aggravated misconduct, or misconduct.
Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment [SB-655]
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[Unemployment ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the period that constitutes an extended benefit period and when a State "on" indicator exists; specifying the total amount of certain extended unemployment benefits that are payable to an eligible individual; authorizing the Secretary of Labor, if authorized by federal law, to suspend the payment of certain extended unemployment benefits; and establishing that federal unemployment law provisions and definitions related to extended benefits apply to a certain extent.
SB-655: Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 653 on 05/29/2022
Unemployment Insurance - Appeals and Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits Procedures - Revisions [SB-635]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to delegate to the Office of Administrative Hearings the authority to hold contested case hearings under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; and altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits.
SB-635: Unemployment Insurance - Appeals and Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits Procedures - Revisions
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022