# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8. Unemployment Insurance

### Subtitle 9. Eligibility for Benefits

#### Section 8-902

(a) To be eligible for benefits, an individual shall enroll with a public employment office in accordance with regulations adopted under this title.

(b) Subject to Sec. 8-808(b) of this title, by regulation, the Secretary may alter or waive the requirements of subsection (a) of this section for:

  (1) an individual attached to a regular job; or

  (2) an individual for whom the Secretary finds that compliance with those requirements would be oppressive or inconsistent with the purposes of this title.

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Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)