<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="8-610" title_number="8" title_name="Unemployment Insurance" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Contributions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An employing unit that meets the qualifications of this subsection shall be assigned an earned rate of contribution that is based on the experience of the employing unit.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An employing unit qualifies under this subsection if, during each of the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date the employing unit:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>had an earned rating record that was chargeable with benefits; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reports taxable wages as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle for the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An employing unit that does not qualify under paragraph (2) of this subsection qualifies if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>throughout the rating year immediately preceding the computation date, the employing unit had an earned rating record that was chargeable with benefits; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>during each of the 2 rating years immediately preceding the computation date, the employing unit reports taxable wages as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle for the 2 rating years immediately preceding the computation date.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An employing unit that transfers an operation from another state to this State qualifies for an earned rate of contribution effective on the transfer if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the employing unit had the experience with benefit charges and payrolls in the other state that subsection (a)(2) of this section requires an employing unit to have in this State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the employing unit submits to the Secretary an application that includes the information that is needed to determine the benefit ratio of the employing unit as if the benefit charges and payrolls in the other state had been paid in this State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Secretary shall determine the accuracy of the information in the application.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If an employing unit has met each of the requirements to qualify for an earned rate but files no contribution reports for any of the 3 rating years immediately preceding the computation date as required by § 8–626 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall assign the employing unit the standard rate of contribution.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>On termination of an election, a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity is presumed:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to have reported wages in each calendar year during the election in which the employing unit actually paid individuals for services; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>to have been chargeable with benefits during any period when it was subject to this title under an election.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The basis for calculating an earned rating record shall be money paid for services and benefits paid.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
