Md. labor department unveils plans for shutdown

Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has outlined its plans on how it will handle unemployment insurance claims of federal employees who are furloughed in a shutdown of the federal government.

Early next week, the Division of Unemployment will launch a Web application to accept claims. Although there are roughly 262,000 Marylanders employed by the federal government, this will only apply to federal employees who work in Maryland, the department press statement says.