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Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 8-220

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) In this subsection, “full-time student” means an individual who is:

(i) enrolled full-time at an educational institution; or

(ii) between academic terms or years if:

1. the individual was enrolled as a full-time student at an educational institution for the immediately preceding academic term or year; and

2. there is a reasonable assurance that the individual will be enrolled as a full-time student at an educational institution for the immediately succeeding academic term or year.

(2) Employment that a full-time student performs in the employ of an organized camp is not covered employment if:

(i) the full-time student was employed by the camp for less than 13 calendar weeks in a calendar year; and

(ii) the camp:

1. had average gross receipts for any 6 months in the preceding calendar year that were not more than one-third of its average gross receipts for the other 6 months in that year; or

2. did not operate for more than 7 months in each of the current and preceding calendar years.

(b) Employment performed in an educational institution is not covered employment if:

(1) the employment is performed by a student who is enrolled and regularly attending classes at that educational institution; or

(2) the employment is performed by the spouse of the student and immediately before beginning to perform the employment, the spouse is advised that:

(i) the employment is under a program of the educational institution to provide financial assistance to the student; and

(ii) the employment is not covered employment.

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, employment is not covered employment if:

(i) the individual who performs the employment is enrolled for credit at a nonprofit or public educational institution that normally has a regular faculty and curriculum and a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are carried on;

(ii) the employment is an integral part of a full-time program taken for credit at the educational institution that combines academic instruction with work experience; and

(iii) the educational institution has certified to the employer the application of this paragraph.

(2) Employment that an individual performs as part of a program that an educational institution establishes for or on behalf of an employer is covered employment.

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