Maryland Work-Sharing Expansion Plan - WEBINAR

Current Maryland law allows employers to lay off workers while keeping them on their on their books for benefits (commonly called a furlough). During this pandemic, those with reduced hours are eligible for unemployment insurance.   In addition, Maryland’s General Assembly created the work-sharing program in 1984.  Currently, under this voluntary program

• An employer may reduce the number of hours an employee works by 20-50%
• The state pays the proportional unemployment insurance to each employee
• The employee will get paid by both its employer and the state.  For example, the employee would get a partial paycheck from their employer, plus the state’s work-share unemployment benefit plus the $600 federal pandemic unemployment compensation (FPUC) through the state.