Voluntary Quit

A. When a household files an initial application or recertification, the local office must determine if any household member who is not exempt from work requirements voluntarily quit his or her job of 30 or more hours a week or reduced his or her work effort to be less than 30 hours a week without good cause. Benefits must not be delayed beyond the normal processing times pending the determination of voluntary quit. B. A level sanction as described in section 4.3108, below, will be imposed if voluntary quit occurred within sixty (60) calendar days prior to the date of application or after the date of application but prior to eligibility determination and the voluntary quit was without good cause as defined in section 4.308.1. 1. Individuals who voluntary quit are ineligible to participate in SNAP and shall be treated as a disqualified member. If the disqualified member joins another household, the ABAWD disqualification period for that individual shall continue until the ABAWD disqualification period is completed. C. An employee of the federal, state, or local government who participates in a strike against such a government and is dismissed from his or her job because of participation in the strike, will be considered to have voluntarily quit his or her job without good cause. If an individual quits a job, secures new employment at comparable wages or hours, and, through no fault of his or her own loses the new job, the prior voluntary quit will not be a basis for disqualification.