Forced unpaid vacation

[Sheila K]

I received this message in my personal e-mail. Any Marylandites willing to give it a shot???

My boss told me 2 days ago he is taking the next 8 days off of work. He is

a surgeon. This means if he is away, I can't work. The whole O.R. staff

doesn't get paid! What are my rights? I was hired as a full time employee

40 hours a week. Can we collect unemployment for that whole week? We

can't use our sick time. And I'm not planning on taking my vacation until

the end of August when I fly to California. This is very frustrating, had I been given notice I would have arranged my trip around the time my boss

was away. Where can I find these questions out at? I live in the state of Maryland.