DHR requires all applications and documentation to be submitted online, as to limit person-to-person contact.
https://mydhrbenefits.dhr.state.md.us/dashboardClient/#/home

Maryland is awaiting further guidelines from the Federal government on how to begin the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program.
See more here: https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uicaresfaqs.pdf
Maryland does not have a waiting period, and applicants are eligible for benefits as soon as they are approved.
Maryland has established a filing system based on your last name.
https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/unemployment.shtml
Maryland employees may be eligible to receive partial Unemployment Insurance benefits while working reduced hours.
https://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/uicovidfaqs.shtml

Maryland requires companies with 15 or more workers to provide paid sick and safe leave, and companies who employ 14 or fewer employees provide unpaid sick and safe leave. A worker gathers earned sick and safe leave at a rate of at least one hour for every 30 hours the employee works, up to 40 hours of earned sick and safe leave in a year.