Helpful Resources for Employers and Third-Party Agents - Unemployment Insurance
The resources below are meant to help employers and third-party agents understand the unemployment insurance (UI) process. This page includes information about contribution rates, submitting wage reports, and making payments, among many other topics. If you have questions regarding UI, you may contact the Employer Call Center at 410-949-0033.
UI Resources
- Appeals
- Audits, Overpayments, and Fraud
- Flyers, Forms, and Publications
- Control Your Unemployment Insurance Costs
- Employers’ Contact Information
- Employers’ Quick Reference Guide
- Employment-Related Posters and Notices
- Frequently Asked Questions for Employers and Third-Party Agents
- Information for New Employers
- Information for New Third-Party Agents
- State Information Data Exchange System
- Trade Adjustment Assistance
- Unemployment Insurance Definitions
- Video - Spend Time to Save Money
Layoff/New Hire Information
- Report a Dislocation (Layoff) Event
- Reporting New Hires
- Work Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Information
- Work Sharing - Layoff Aversion Program Information
UI Taxes
- Annual Tax Rate and Benefit Charge Information
- Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxes Payment Plan
- Unpaid UI Taxes and License Holds
BEACON Online UI System
- 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 System Overview
- BEACON Third-Party Agent Portal
- BEACON Tutorial Videos for Employers and Third-Party Agents
- MD Unemployment for Employers Mobile App
- Download the app from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store
- Use the mobile app to make contribution payments, view benefit charge statements, submit wage reports, file appeals, and more
Additional Government Resources
- Business Resources - Maryland Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning
- Combined Registration Application for Businesses
- EARN Maryland
- Workforce solution program that helps businesses build a skilled workforce while preparing Marylanders for meaningful careers
- Employment Law Information
- Hire a Registered Apprentice
- Maryland Business Resources
- Maryland Health Connection for Small Business
- Maryland Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards
- Maryland Workforce Exchange
- Access job candidates
- Post job announcements
- Research employer incentive programs
- Workers’ Compensation Commission Links and Related Resources