October 7, you would file a weekly claim certification between Sunday, October
8, and Saturday, October 14. If you file after Saturday at 11:59 p.m., your claim
certification is considered late and your benefit payments may be delayed or
denied. The claim certification is a legal document. Review questions carefully
and respond accurately. After you submit your claim certification, you will
receive a confirmation number which you should keep for your records.
● You can file your weekly claim certification online in BEACON, the MD
Unemployment for Claimants mobile app (iOS App Store or Google Play Store),
or by calling the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at 410-949-0022
(calling from the Baltimore area or out-of-state) or 800-827-4839 (calling from
Maryland, but outside of the Baltimore area). For more, see the Filing Your
Weekly Claim Certification section on page 16.
4. Report payments - You are required to report all of your gross earnings (from wages,
self-employment income, commission payments, etc.) on your weekly claim
certification. You must also report the first payment from a retirement
payment/pension you did not previously report on your claim certification. Wages
(including from permanent and temporary work, part-time work, tips, odd jobs, etc.)
must be reported in the week that the money is earned, not the week it was
actually paid. However, commission payments must be reported in the week that
they are paid to you. For more, see the Reporting Earnings section on page 15.
NOTE: If you receive certain payments (severance, vacation, holiday, bonus, back pay
or damages, or other special payments) after filing an initial claim, you are required
to report it by calling a claims agent at (667) 207-6520.
5. If selected, you must complete a required reemployment workshop - The Maryland
Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning (DWDAL) may select you to
participate in a Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA)
workshop or Reemployment Opportunity Workshop (ROW). If selected, you are
required to attend and complete the workshop. You may receive a notice (or
multiple notices) via mail, your Maryland Workforce Exchange inbox, phone
call/voicemail, or text message. If you have a scheduling conflict, you must notify
the American Job Center staff at least 24 hours before the workshop. The workshops
are designed to provide assistance and resources to help claimants overcome
potential employment barriers and become reemployed as quickly as possible.
6. Accept suitable work, when it is offered to you - You are required to accept an offer
of suitable work. If you refuse an offer of work, the Division will determine if the job
was suitable and if you refused with good cause. Your previous work experience,
distance from your home, length of unemployment, safety, risk to your health,
prospects for obtaining work in your customary occupation, are some, but not all, of
the factors the Division considers in determining whether the work is suitable.