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How Do I Know If I Am Eligible For Unemployment Insurance? – Eligibility for unemployment insurance cannot be determined until you actually file a claim. To be monetarily eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits you must have worked and had sufficient earnings during the “standard base period” and be separated from your employment through no fault of your own.

If you are not monetarily eligible using the ‘standard base period,’ then an ‘alternate period’ can be explored. An ‘alternate base period’ is the one year period made up of the four most recently completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the start of the benefit year.

For example, if you filed your claims in July, 2015 and were not monetarily eligible using the ‘standard base period,’ then, at your request, eligibility using quarterly earnings from July 1, 2014 through June 20, 2015 can be checked.” Unemployment insurance benefits range from a weekly benefit amount (WBA) of $50 per week to a WBA of $430 per week.

Your WBA is determined by your wages during your base period. Your claim is effective on the Sunday immediately prior to the date that you file for benefits, and remains in effect for one year. You can receive up to 26 weeks of total unemployment insurance benefits if you meet all the requirements of the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law.

• During periods of extremely high unemployment, a special federally funded program may be in effect, which provides additional weeks of benefits.
• You will receive a Determination of Monetary Eligibility in the mail that will list all of your base period employment, and the earnings that were reported by your employer as paid to you during this period.

If any employer, or any wage amounts are incorrect, you must contact your claim center within 15 days and file a wage protest. After opening your claim, you will be mailed a pamphlet with instructions on how to file your continuing claims (telecert/webcert) and what your responsibilities are as a claimant.

Does Maryland offer extended unemployment benefits?

Overview – Eligibility – Unemployment benefits may be available if you:

are unemployed through no fault of your own earned a certain minimum amount in wages before you were unemployed; AND

Standard Base Period – must have earned income during two of the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before filing a claim; or Alternative Base Period – must have earned income during two of the last four completed calendar quarters

are able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.

There are no income or asset eligibility requirements to be eligible for unemployment benefits. Benefit Amount – The weekly benefit amount is the amount of money you may receive and ranges from $50 to $430. The weekly benefit amount is based upon the amount of money you earned from your previous employers during a specific time period as well as other factors (e.g., number of dependents).

Learn more about the weekly benefit amount from the DOL’s website. Duration of Benefits – Unemployment benefits are available for up to 26 weeks. Benefits may exceed 26 weeks if a federal extension program is available. If this is the case, then the DOL will notify you that there is an extension in effect.

Read the Law: Md. Code, Labor & Employment § 8-101, § 8-802, § 8-803, § 8-808, § 8-903 Read the Regulations: Code of Md. Regulation, Title 9, Subtitle 32

What do you do when unemployment benefits are exhausted in Maryland?

If you applied for Unemployment Insurance (UI) or Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) earlier in the COVID-19 public health emergency, you may have exhausted or are about to exhaust your benefits. These extension are not automatic, however. You will need to apply and fill out an application to receive extended support.

Is there still pandemic unemployment?

The PUP scheme is closed.

How do I file an extension for unemployment in Maryland?

If claimants receive an eligibility determination for weeks of regular State unemployment insurance ending before September 4, 2021, that allows them to apply for PUA for any of those weeks, they may do so by calling a live claims agent at 667-207-6520.

How much unemployment will I get in MD?

Please select a topic below: 1. Am I eligible to receive benefits? You must be totally or partially unemployed through no fault of your own, and you must have earned sufficient wages in your base period (the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters before the start date of your claim, or alternatively the last 4 quarters).

Also, you must be able and available for full-time work. back to top 2. How do I apply for benefits in Maryland? 3. How much will I receive? Weekly benefit amounts range from a minimum weekly benefit amount of $50 per week to a maximum weekly benefit amount of $430 per week. Your weekly benefit amount is determined by your wages during the base period.

back to top 4. How long will I receive these benefits for? The length of time that you will receive benefits is also based on how much you made during the base period, but not more than 26 weeks. back to top 5. After I start receiving benefits, what do I have to do to remain eligible? You must continue to file weekly.

1. Also, you must continue to be able and available for full-time work.
2. You must actively seek employment, while keeping a record of your work search activities online,
3. To be actively seeking employment, you must make at least three employer contacts each week you file for benefits.
4. You must enroll with the Maryland Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning.

Finally, you must accept suitable work. back to top 6. I was turned down for benefits. How do I appeal this decision? You must appeal within 15 calendar days from the date the decision was issued to you. Your appeal must be in writing and may be submitted by mail or by fax.

How do I file an extension for unemployment in MD?

If claimants receive an eligibility determination for weeks of regular State unemployment insurance ending before September 4, 2021, that allows them to apply for PUA for any of those weeks, they may do so by calling a live claims agent at 667-207-6520.

What happens after Edd PEUC extension runs out?

When you run out of weeks on a PEUC extension, you might be eligible for another 13 week extension under the Federal- State Extended Duration (FED-ED)5 program. You may qualify for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. If eligible, you can receive up to 26 weeks of benefits.

Is PEUC ending in Maryland?

Governor Hogan Announces Maryland Accepting Claims and Issuing Payments for Extended Federal Unemployment Insurance Programs No Gap In Benefit Eligibility or Payment for Claimants ANNAPOLIS, MD — Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) has begun accepting claims and issuing payments for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Unemployment Emergency Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) federal unemployment insurance programs extended by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

There will be no gap in benefit eligibility or payment for claimants. “While our state is making great strides in its recovery from the economic impacts of COVID-19, unemployment insurance benefits still remain a critical lifeline for many struggling Marylanders,” said Governor Hogan. “As a result of Maryland’s fast programming and implementation of the newly extended federal programs, eligible claimants will once again continue to receive much-needed financial relief without interruption.” The federal PUA, PEUC, FPUC, and MEUC unemployment insurance programs have been extended in Maryland until the week ending Saturday, September 4, 2021.

All claimants received an email over the weekend specifying whether they should file their weekly claim certification or reopen their claim for the week ending Saturday, March 20, 2021 in their, “It has officially been one year since our department began to receive an unprecedented increase in new unemployment insurance claims filed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Labor Secretary Tiffany P.

Robinson. “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the hundreds of unemployment insurance employees who have been working tirelessly to serve customers while successfully implementing a multitude of new and complex federal programs.” All claimants who are eligible to receive benefits, including regular unemployment insurance claimants, will continue to automatically receive the additional $300 from the FPUC program in their benefit payment beginning Sunday, March 14, 2021, through the week ending Saturday, September 4, 2021, as long as they remain eligible for benefits and file their weekly claim certification.

If determined eligible for benefits, claimants will begin receiving payment this week. To find a detailed overview of the four federal extended unemployment insurance programs, including recently expanded PUA program eligibility requirements, visit, -### – : Governor Hogan Announces Maryland Accepting Claims and Issuing Payments for Extended Federal Unemployment Insurance Programs

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