Helpful Resources for Employers - Unemployment Insurance

The resources below are meant to help employers and third-party agents navigate the unemployment insurance system. This page includes information about experience ratings, submitting wage reports, and contributions, among many other topics. If you have questions regarding unemployment insurance, you may contact the Employer Call Center at 410-949-0033.

• Appeals
• BEACON Account Activation Information for Employers and Third-Party Agents
• BEACON Employer Portal
• Access your tax rate and other UI-related information
• Pay contributions
• Report mass layoff
• Submit wage reports
• Submit a Request for Separation Information
• Update Return to Work Information or Report Job Refusals
• BEACON Glossary of Terms
• BEACON Tutorial Videos for Employers and Third-Party Agents
• Tutorial videos about creating a BEACON account, submitting a wage report, filing an appeal, and more.
• Benefit Payment Control - Audits, Overpayments, and Fraud
• Business Resources - Maryland Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning
• Combined Registration Application for Businesses
• Flyers, Forms, and Publications for Employers & Third Party Agents
• COVID-19 Relief Options for Small Businesses
• EARN Maryland
• Workforce solution program that helps businesses build a skilled workforce while preparing Marylanders for meaningful careers
• Employers’ Contact Information
• Employers’ Quick Reference Guide
• Employment Law Information for Employees and Employers
• Employment-Related Posters and Notices
• Financial Assistance - Federal, State and Local COVID-19 Programs
• Free File (Tax Preparation Assistance)
• Frequently Asked Questions for Employers
• Employer Frequently Asked Questions
• UI Contributions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Annual Rating and Benefit Charge Statements
• Work Sharing - COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
• Work Sharing - Employers’ Frequently Asked Questions
• Health Care Coverage for the Unemployed
• Hire a Registered Apprentice
• Industry Resources - Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation
• IRS - Canceling an EIN - Closing a Business Account
• Issues, Disqualifying Reasons, and Penalties
• Maryland Business Resources
• Maryland COVID-19 Relief Programs for Businesses
• Maryland Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards
• Maryland Health Connection for Small Business
• Maryland Unemployment Decisions Digest
• Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission Claim Process
• Maryland Workforce Exchange
• Access Thousands of Job Candidates
• Post Job Announcements
• Research Employer Incentive Programs
• MD Unemployment for Employers Mobile App
• Download the app from the Google Play Store
• Download the app from the iOS App Store
• Use the mobile app to make contribution payments, view benefit charge statements, submit wage reports, file appeals, and more
• Owe Taxes? No Driver's License or Vehicle Registration Renewal
• Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxes Payment Plan
• Report a Dislocation (Layoff) Event
• Reporting New Hires
• State Information Data Exchange System
• Trade Adjustment Assistance
• UI Video
• Spend Time to Save Money
• Unemployment Insurance Definitions
• Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
• Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Information
• Workers’ Compensation Commission Links and Related Resources
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
• Work Sharing - Layoff Aversion Program Information