- Jurisdiction
- Maryland
Due to the Covid pandemic, my employer, a private arts college, closed during the last week of December 2020 in order to make it easier for full-time staff members to take a forced week of unpaid leave of absence. The college is normally open that week. MD Unemployment decided I am ineligible because we were between terms and I had reasonable assurance of being able to return to work in the next term. Yet, I am a full-time 12-month staff member who normally works that week. Because of having to take that week of unpaid leave, my annual salary was reduced. Is this decision correct, or am I incorrectly being treated as a faculty member?