Md. Code Regs. 07.03.17.24

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 07.03.17.24 - Voluntary Quit and Reduction of Work Effort

A. Determining Voluntary Quit or Reduction of Work Effort.

(1) The voluntary quit provision applies if:

(a) The employment:

(i) Involved 30 hours or more per week; or

(ii) Provided weekly earnings at least equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours;

(b) The quit occurred within 30 days before the date of application or anytime thereafter; and

(c) The quit was without good cause.

(2) The reduction of work effort provision applies if:

(a) Before the reduction the individual was employed 30 hours or more per week;

(b) After the reduction, the individual had weekly earnings of less than the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours;

(c) The reduction occurred within the 30 days before the date of application or anytime thereafter; and

(d) The reduction was voluntary and without good cause.

B. An employee of the federal or State government or a local government who is dismissed for participating in a strike against the employer is considered to have voluntarily quit without good cause.

C. Good cause for quitting employment includes good cause as described in Regulation .22G of this chapter and any of the following:

(1) Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, disability, religious belief, national origin, or political beliefs;

(2) Work demands or conditions that make continued employment unreasonable;

(3) New employment or enrollment at least half-time in a school, training, or education program that requires quitting the employment;

(4) A move to another place caused by another household member's new employment or enrollment at least half-time in a school, training, or education program;

(5) Resignation of an individual younger than 60 years old which is recognized by the employer as retirement;

(6) Employment that is or becomes unsuitable as defined by Regulation .22F of this chapter;

(7) Acceptance of new employment or training that does not materialize because of circumstances beyond the control of the household member;

(8) A pattern of frequent change of employers, as in migrant or construction work;

(9) Changes in employment that result from termination of a self-employment enterprise; or

(10) Resigning from a job at the demand of the employer.

Md. Code Regs. 07.03.17.24

Regulation .24 adopted effective February 20, 1989 (16:3 Md. R. 341)
Regulations .24 adopted effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2280)
Regulation .24 amended effective October 27, 2003 (30:21 Md. R. 1528)
Regulation .24A amended effective November 19, 2007 (34:23 Md. R. 2026)