Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-221
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8-221, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§8–221.
Official statutory text
Employment is not covered employment if performed:
(1) as part of an unemployment work relief or work training program assisted or financed wholly or partly by a unit of the federal government or a political subdivision or unit of a state; and
(2) by an individual who receives the work relief or work training.
(1) as part of an unemployment work relief or work training program assisted or financed wholly or partly by a unit of the federal government or a political subdivision or unit of a state; and
(2) by an individual who receives the work relief or work training.
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