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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3401 Failure to Comply with General Work Requirements

3400 Mandatory Employment & Training (E&T) will then be generated in SNAP Works. How can someone comply with Mandatory E&T? 1. Work with a SNAP E&T provider at orientation to find appropriate employment, education, or training activity opportunities. 2. Complete the activities every month. 3. Volunteer an average of twenty (20) hours per week at non-profit organizations, government offices, and churches. You may volunteer with more than one (1) organization, if needed. Does every individual have to comply with Mandatory E&T? • No, a participant will not have to comply with Mandatory E&T if they are: • Temporarily laid off from employment (6 months or less) • Lives more than thirty-five (35) miles from a job search or training center (this includes DHS county offices when virtual services are available) • A domestic violence survivor as determined by good cause. Good cause documentation can include, but are not limited to, police reports, court papers, medical records, other written documentation, and photos. Any participant who is subject to Mandatory E&T is eligible to have costs of participation reimbursed. See SNAP 3630-3640. 3401 Failure to Comply with General Work Requirements SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Failure to comply with General Work Requirements include: • Refusal, without good cause, to accept an offer of employment at a site or plant that is not subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the refusal at a wage not less than the applicable federal or state minimum wage • Refusal, without good cause, to provide sufficient information to allow a determination of employment status or job availability • Refusal, without good cause, to participate in and meet the requirements of assigned Employment and Training (E&T) program • Voluntarily and without good cause, reducing one’s work effort to less than thirty (30) hours per week OR one hundred twenty (120) hours per month • Voluntarily quitting a job without good cause within thirty (30) days prior to the date of application or at any time while the individual who quit was participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program