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§ 8-303. Office of Employment Services

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 8. Unemployment Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Administration (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8-303
§ 8-303. Office of Employment Services
Currentness
Public employment office defined
(a)(1) “Public employment office” means an employment office that does not charge a fee to provide services and is:
(i) operated by the Department; or
(ii) maintained as part of a local, State, or federal system of employment offices.
(2) “Public employment office” includes a branch public employment office.
Statement of purpose
(b) The General Assembly accepts the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act1 for establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation in promotion of the system in conformity with § 4 of the Act.2
Responsibility of Division of Workforce Development
(c) The Division of Workforce Development, established under § 11-102 of this article, is the unit of the State designated to carry out § 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act.
Staff
(d) The Secretary shall employ a staff for the Division of Workforce Development in accordance with § 8-304 of this subtitle and regulations adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor.
Public employment offices-In general
(e) As necessary for administration of this title, the Division of Workforce Development shall establish and maintain public employment offices that do not charge a fee to individuals who seek employment.
Public employment offices-Agreements with other units
(f) To establish and maintain public employment offices, the Secretary:
(1) may enter into an agreement with the Railroad Retirement Board or any other federal unit that is responsible for administration of an unemployment insurance law, a political subdivision of the State, or any private nonprofit organization; and
(2) as part of the agreement, may accept money, services, or office space as a contribution to the Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.
Financing
(g) Money in the Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund that the State receives under the Wagner-Peyser Act is available to the Division of Workforce Development for use under this section in accordance with that Act.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 1, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1997, c. 743, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 2004, c. 25, § 1, eff. April 13, 2004; Acts 2008, c. 134, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 631, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 95A, §§ 13, 20.

Footnotes

1
June 6, 1933, ch. 49, 48 Stat. 113, codified at 29 U.S.C.A. § 49 et seq.
2
29 U.S.C.A. § 49c.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8-303, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 8-303
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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