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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3412 Applying Sanctions

3400 Mandatory Employment & Training (E&T) • Employment offered within the first thirty (30) days of registration is not in the individual’s major field of experience • The working hours or nature of employment interferes with the member’s religious observances, convictions, or beliefs – for example a Sabbatarian could refuse to work on the Sabbath; or • The distance between the individual’s residence and the place of employment is unreasonable considering the expected wage and the time and cost of commuting. In any case, employment will not be considered suitable if daily commuting time exceeds two hours per day not including the transportation of a child to and from a childcare facility. Employment is also considered unsuitable if the distance from the individual’s residence is not within reasonable walking distance and neither public nor private transportation is available. When evaluating a voluntary quit, good cause may also be: 1. Acceptance of any bona fide offer of employment that subsequently fails to materialize 2. Resignation of a household member when another household member accepts an offer of employment resulting in a need for the household to relocate 3. Enrollment at least halftime in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education 4. Any resignation recognized by the employer as retirement 5. Discrimination by the employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs 6. Work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable such as, but not limited to, working without being paid on schedule 7. Employment that becomes unsuitable, as defined above, after the acceptance of such employment 8. Leaving a job in connection with a pattern of employment where a worker frequently moves from one employer to another – for example migrant farm labor or construction work There will be situations not specifically mentioned where the worker feels that there was good cause for a voluntary quit. In such situations the county office will seek policy interpretation through the normal chain of command. All such situations will be documented in the case record. 3412 Applying Sanctions SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 As soon as the agency learns of an individual's non-compliance, steps must be taken to determine if the individual is still subject to General Work Requirements and if good cause exists for the non-compliance. See SNAP 3411 for more information on good cause. If good cause exists, document the good cause in the case record and take no additional action. If it is determined that the non-compliance was without good cause, follow instructions in SNAP 3420 and 3430.