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Themain shipping channel to the Port of Baltimore reopened on June 10, 2024. If you are a UI claimant who applied for benefits after becoming temporarily unemployed due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge, you are only eligible for benefits as long as your temporary unemployment lasts. Subject to limited exceptions including a reduction in work hours, once your employment at the Port resumes, you are no longer entitled to unemployment benefits and should stop filing weekly certifications. If you continue to file for benefits after you resume employment at the Port and intentionally fail to disclose or provide false information about your employment, you will be determined to have committed UI fraud. If you are found to have committed fraud, you will be considered overpaid for all benefits acquired fraudulently; required to repay the fraudulently acquired benefits with a 15% penalty and 1.5% monthly interest on the total amount of benefits plus the 15% penalty; and disqualified from receiving UI benefits for at least one year. In addition, you may be subject to imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Please contact the Division at 667-207-6520 if you have any questions.

If you are a claimant (an individual who files a claim for unemployment insurance benefits) who is new to the unemployment insurance process, visit the Information for New Claimants webpage

You can use the Virtual Assistant to receive immediate, automated answers to common inquiries or to chat with a claims agent. The Virtual Assistant is available 24/7. However, the chat feature is available during claims agent hours (see the Claimant Contact Information webpage for agent hours).

Individuals with certain disabilities (Deafness, Deafblindness, hearing loss, difficulty speaking, limited mobility, or cognitive difficulty) may communicate with the Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance (the Division) via scheduled VRI services, Video Relay Services (VRS), Maryland Relay, and other forms of effective communication.

Please note that approving a POA designation for a TPA takes up to seven business days. No access will be granted to the TPA before the approval. Once approval is granted, the TPA will receive access to perform the requested functions.

The BEACON unemployment insurance (UI) system integrates all benefits, appeals, and tax functions. BEACON provides a central portal for claimants, employers, and third-party agents to perform a number of important UI tasks.

MD Unemployment for Claimants is available to download for free from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store. The mobile app allows claimants to easily file their weekly claim certifications, view and update claimant information, and more directly from their mobile device.

MD Unemployment for Employers is available to download for free from the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. Registered employers can use the mobile app to make contribution payments, submit wage reports, file appeals, and more directly from their mobile device.

NOTE: The Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance suggests that you set up automatic updates for the BEACON mobile apps, so that you do not need to take any action if the app is updated. The Division released an updated version of MD Unemployment for Claimants in 2023. Individuals who downloaded the app before 2023 and did not have automatic updates set up may be prompted to begin the update. When prompted, one of the following error messages will be displayed:

Detailed instructions for completing the requirements listed above are available on the Maryland Work Search Requirements webpage. For work search exemptions, see the Work Search FAQs.

If you receive an e-mail or text asking for your username, password, banking details, or knowledge-based questions that only you would know the answer to, NEVER respond or open any attachments it contains. Your username and password are for your use only. If you receive a questionable e-mail or text and have questions, contact MD DOL at 667-207-6520.

If you believe you have been a victim of identity theft, please read the Identity Theft Protection Quick Guide. For more information see the Commissioner of Financial Regulation identity theft page, and the Maryland Department of Labor and Maryland State Police information.

Find out what DHS services you may be eligible for by creating an account and applying online in the MyMDTHINK consumer portal. Instructions for creating an account and using the portal are available online. For questions or assistance, call DHS at 1-800-332-6347.

The mission of the Maryland Department of Labor is to connect Marylanders to good jobs; protect workers, consumers, and the public; support Maryland businesses; and foster economic growth and competitiveness.

If you have previously registered your 406 MHz beacon with NOAA but have not accessed your registration information via our online registration site, you can access your beacon (just be sure you have your 15-digit Unique ID at hand) and view/update your registration now!

You should confirm the accuracy of the information registered with NOAA (particularly the beacon ID) after receiving confirmation that your beacon has been registered. Notify NOAA immediately if inaccurate.

The all new ACR ResQLink AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is the most technologically advanced beacon in the world as it contains both satellite and local transponders. With the introduction of Automatic Identification System (AIS) functionality, Return Link Service (RLS) technology, and Near Field Communication (NFC) capability in one 406 MHz beacon, the ResQLink AIS represents a critical advancement in the evolution of PLB technology.

Designed solely for marine use, the combination of 406 MHz and AIS distress messaging pairs both global and local rescue into one beacon for the first time, extending access to the Coast Guard and Search and Rescue as well as commercial and recreational boats in the area. Alerting local AIS equipped boats in your vicinity allows for additional vessels to respond directly to the digital mayday with your precise location.

The ResQLink AIS will light the way as rescuer arrive on scene with both a white visible strobe and infrared strobe providing rescuers with the visual reference they need during nighttime or other low visibility rescue operations.

The integration of NFC technology provides users with the ability to conveniently access beacon data from their mobile phone. The simple act of placing a phone near the beacon automatically opens the ACR Product App and provides access to a wealth of usage data including current battery life, number of self-tests completed, number of GNSS tests completed, and if applicable, the amount of time the beacon has been activated. Detailed information on each self-test and GNSS test performed by the beacon is also available if desired. For each successful GNSS test, users can view a map showing exactly where the test was performed, the date and time of the test, the time it took the beacon to get a fix on your GNSS coordinates, the number of satellites the beacon used to obtain that fix, and the accuracy of the location.

RLS functionality works by sending a signal back through the Galileo satellite network to confirm to the beacon user that their distress message has been received and their location has been detected by the Coast Guard. A confirmation message is distinctly indicated by a flashing blue light on the PLB. Like other ACR beacons that include the important RLS feature, the ResQLink AIS provides the comfort of knowing that a distress message has been successfully delivered. Understanding that rescuers are aware of the beacon transmission and location reduces the stress often associated with Man Overboard incidents.

The ResQLink AIS is designed to install within a life jacket and activate upon inflation of the jacket (semi-automatic). Installation is made simple using the included oral inflation tube clip to attach the PLB to the life jacket with a ribbon connected around the bladder of the life jacket. Once correctly installed, the action of the life jacket inflating triggers deployment of the antenna and activation of the beacon.

Users not wishing to install the PLB within a life jacket have the option to utilize the included webbing clip to attach the beacon to an appropriately sized belt or the webbing of an inherently buoyant life jacket.

This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by an accident or misuse or as a result of service or modification by another manufacturer. The COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY OTHER MATTER concerning THIS PRODUCT, except as otherwise expressly stated in the previous paragraph. The Company shall not be liable for consequential or special damages. To place the warranty in effect, choose the form above and complete it entirely. Or you may fill out the registration card accompanying your product (if applicable) which must be returned to ACR Electronics, Inc. within ten days of purchase.

*Five Years for the following products: EPIRB and PLB.

RLS stands for Return Link Service which is a confirmation message sent back to the beacon to let the beacon owner know that Search and Rescue has received their emergency distress signal. On the ResQLink View RLS, this confirmation message is shown on the digital display as well as the blue flashing light. On the ResQLink 410 RLS, the confirmation message is only displayed as a Blue flashing light.

AIS stands for Automatic Identification System. The ResQLink AIS transmits an AIS Distress Alert message on VHF frequencies when activated and this message will be received by all vessels equipped with an AIS receiver or AIS-enabled plotter within a 5-mile radius (depending on conditions).

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