{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-802","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 8–802","heading":"","body":"An individual is eligible for benefits if, during the base period:\n(1) the individual was paid wages of at least the lower quarterly wage amount in line 1 of the schedule of benefits in § 8-803 of this subtitle for covered employment during the calendar quarter in which the individual’s wages were highest; and\n(2) the individual was paid wages for covered employment that, during at least 2 calendar quarters combined, are at least 1.5 times the upper limit of the wages for the line in the schedule of benefits for which the individual qualifies.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=8-802","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"b9383a7ca24512874ffd94f18e11f47ce5695fb447e6c6dcd2105305e6aeeb52","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-801","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-8-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}