# Labor and Employment (GLE)

## Title 8. Unemployment Insurance

### Subtitle 9. Eligibility for Benefits

#### Section 8-908

An individual is not eligible for benefits for any week that begins during a period between 2 successive athletic seasons or other similar period based on covered employment substantially all of which consists of training or preparing to participate or participating in sports and athletic events if:

(1) the individual performed the employment in the first season or similar period; and

(2) there is reasonable assurance that the individual will perform the service in the second season or similar period.

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