Welcome to the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance BEACON System. Using BEACON, you will be able to file a claim for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. You can also use BEACON to request your benefit payments each week by filing a Weekly Certification.

Welcome to the Maryland Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance BEACON system. To login to your account enter your username and password below and select ‘Login’. *IMPORTANT*

Welcome to the Maryland Department of Labor Unemployment Portal. To login to your account enter your username and password below and select ‘Login’. Caps Lock is on. Click here to register for a new employer account. Click here to activate your existing UI account.

You may continue to file weekly claim certifications while state offices are closed through the BEACON portal, available at https://beacon.labor.md.gov/. If you have questions, please call MDUI at 667-207-6520 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

BEACON is the Maryland Division of Unemployment Insurance’s online unemployment insurance (UI) system. BEACON integrates all benefits, appeals, and tax functions, allowing claimants, employers, and third party agents to complete several UI tasks online.

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In addition to filing an initial claim for benefits, claimants can use BEACON to find information about their UI claim and complete several UI tasks conveniently online. To learn more about BEACON, see Question #4 below. Where do I apply for UI benefits? What if I live out-of-state?

BEACON Tutorial Videos for Claimants - Unemployment Insurance. The BEACON system launched in September 2020 and integrates benefits, appeals, and tax functionalities. Claimants can access a host of online features in BEACON to conveniently perform unemployment insurance tasks 24/7.

The weekly claim certification is your request to be paid unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for a particular week of unemployment. After you file an initial claim, you must file a weekly claim certification each week to certify that you are unemployed.

BEACON is Maryland’s online UI system. Claimants can use BEACON to complete several UI tasks, 24/7, including filing an initial claim, filing weekly claim certifications, reviewing payment history, and much more.