Flyers, Forms, and Publications for Claimants - Unemployment Insurance

Flyers

• BEACON for Claimants
  Introduction to the BEACON unemployment insurance system
   
• BEACON Quick Start Instructions
  Instructions for handling common BEACON account activation and login scenarios
   
• Direct Deposit Benefit Payment Method
• Método de pago de beneficios por depósito directo (Español)
  Overview of new direct deposit benefit payment method and enrollment instructions
   
• Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Overview
  Summary of DUA unemployment insurance program
   
• Legal Services and Collection
  Information about the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance legal services and collection processes (overpayment collection, bankruptcy, etc.)
   
• List of Maryland’s Valid Reemployment Activities
  Complete list of valid reemployment activities claimants can use to fulfill work search requirements
   
• Maryland’s Work Search Requirements
  Explanation of claimant work search requirements in Maryland
   
• Quick Unemployment Insurance (UI) Resource for Claimants
  Introduction to filing an initial claim, claimant responsibilities and requirements, etc.
   
• Regular Unemployment Insurance Overview
• Descripción general del seguro de desempleo regular (Español)
  Summary of the Regular unemployment insurance program
   
• Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX)
  Summary of UCX unemployment insurance program
   
• Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE)
  Summary of UCFE unemployment insurance program
   
• Weekly Claim Certification
• Como hacer su certificación semanal (Español)
  Introduction to filing weekly claim certifications (request for benefit payments)
   
• What You Need to Know About UI Fraud
  Unemployment insurance fraud reporting tips and fraud penalties
   

Forms

Forms and publications are available in PDF format (download Adobe Acrobat for free)

• Request for Investigation of Unemployment Insurance Fraud
  Use this form to report unemployment insurance fraud
   
• Request for Waiver of Recoupment of Overpayment of Federal Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Benefits
  Use this form to apply to waive an overpayment of federal pandemic benefits
   
• Request for Waiver of Regular Unemployment Insurance Overpayment
  Use this form to apply to waive an overpayment of regular unemployment insurance benefits
   

Publications

• BEACON Claimant User Guide
  Claimant instructions for using BEACON
   
• BEACON Glossary of Terms
  Glossary of BEACON technical terms, as well as unemployment insurance terms
   
• BEACON Claimant Resource Document
  Quick introduction to BEACON, with links to detailed BEACON resources
   
• Guide to Disaster Unemployment Assistance Benefits
  Comprehensive publication about the federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance unemployment insurance program
   
• Key Steps for Filing for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
  Basic overview of filing an initial claim, filing a weekly claim certification, and claimant responsibilities and requirements
   
• Maryland Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide
  What claimants need to know about Maryland unemployment insurance
   
• Maryland Unemployment Insurance - What You Should Know PPT
  Essential information about the unemployment insurance process for employers and claimants
   
• UI Fraud Prevention Tip
  UI fraud scheme awareness
   

Archives

• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Flyer)
   
• BEACON Go Live for Claimants (Flyer)
   
• Claims Process Flow Chart for Pandemic Assistance Period (PAP) (Flyer)
   
• Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 (CAUW) Programs Matrix (Flyer)
   
• Direct Deposit (Flyer)
   
• Reinstatement of Work Search Requirement (Flyer)
   
• The Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act (Flyer)