Md. Code Regs. 09.32.02.04 - Reporting Requirements
A.
Notification of Reporting Requirements. A claimant shall be notified in writing
of the reporting requirements upon the filing of an initial or reopened claim
and, if requested to do so, shall acknowledge the notification.
B. Continued Claims.
(1) Except as otherwise provided, following
an initial or reopened claim, a claimant shall file continued claims in the
manner required by the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary may instruct a claimant to
file a continued claim by:
(c)
(b) Electronic
means.
(a) Telephoning
the Department's interactive voice response unit
(3) Continued
claims shall be filed in the manner required by the Secretary not sooner than
the Sunday immediately following the close of the week for which benefits are
claimed and within the time allowed under §B(5) of this regulation.
(4) If appropriate, an open -week
shall be created for the first week which includes the date on which the
initial or reopened claim was filed. Following the first week, the claimant
shall file a continued claim on a -weekly basis. If appropriate, the next open
week to be filed shall be made available to the claimant upon the receipt of
the preceding continued claim.
(5)
Timely Filing.
(a) Continued claims shall be
filed and received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday folio-wing the week for
which benefits are claimed in order to be timely . Late continued claims shall
be considered timely only if the Department's error caused the claimant not to
receive the claim forms or the claimant did not file a claim in reasonable
reliance on an invalid agreement to waive, release, or commute the claimant's
rights to benefits as prohibited by the Unemployment Insurance Law.
(b) If the Secretary receives an untimely
continued claim, the Secretary shall schedule the claimant for an appointment
for a fact-finding interview pursuant to §C of this regulation.
(c) A claimant who fails to file a timely
continued claim shall file an initial or reopened claim by telephoning an
office designated by the Secretary, by electronic means, or by reporting in
person to an office designated by the Secretary to reactivate the claim. Any
-weeks requested after filing an untimely continued claim but before
reactivating the claim shall be denied.
C. Appointments.
(1) The Secretary may schedule an appointment
for a claimant:
(a) Whenever there is an
indication that the claimant does not meet the requirements of the Unemployment
Insurance Law or these regulations; and
(b) Periodically to monitor the claimant's
continuing ability to work, availability for work, and to assist the claimant
in the work search process.
(2) The claimant shall be given notice by
mail or electronic means of the time, date, place, and type of the appointment
and notified whether the appointment will be by telephone or in person. The
notice shall include any issue to be resolved.
(3) If the claimant is unable to report as
instructed for the appointment, the claimant shall complete the form provided
and return it to the Secretary before the appointment. The claimant's response
shall include the reason the claimant is unable to report as instructed and
shall provide any information that should be considered on the issue to be
resolved.
(4) If the claimant fails
to report as instructed for the scheduled appointment or the office designated
by the Secretary does not receive requested information from the claimant by
the time of the appointment, the decision shall be based on information
available to the Secretary at the time of the appointment.
(5) If the claimant fails to report as
instructed for any scheduled Department appointment, benefits may be terminated
or suspended for that reason alone.
Notes
Regulation .04B amended effective June 24, 1991 (18:12 Md. R. 1340); June 8, 1992 (19:11 Md. R. 1017)
Regulation .04 amended effective December 28, 1998 (25:26 Md. R. 1922); amended effective 44:8 Md. R. 403, eff.
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