# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8. Unemployment Insurance

### Subtitle 9. Eligibility for Benefits

#### Section 8-906

(a) An individual who otherwise is unemployed may not be considered to be employed because the individual is engaged in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the uniformed services.

(b) An individual who otherwise is available for work as required in Sec. 8-903(a)(1)(ii) of this subtitle may not be considered to be unavailable for work because the individual is engaged in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the uniformed services.

(c) Compensation that an individual receives for participation in inactive duty for training as a member of the National Guard or other reserve component of the uniformed services may not be deducted from the weekly benefit amount to which the individual is entitled.

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