Suitable Employment

Employment will be considered suitable, unless any of the following apply: A. The wages offered are less than the higher of: 1. The applicable federal or state minimum wage. 2. Eighty percent (80%) of the federal minimum wage if neither the federal or state minimum wage is applicable. B. The employment offered is on a piece-rate and the average hourly yield the employee can reasonably be expected to earn is less than the applicable hourly wage specified above. C. The household member, as a condition of employment, is required to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization. D. The work offered is at a site subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the offer unless the strike has been enjoined under the Labor Management Relations or the Railway Labor Act. E. The household member that can demonstrate or the local office becomes aware that: 1. The degree of risk to the health and safety is unreasonable. 2. The client is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment as established by documentary medical evidence or reliable information obtained from other sources. 3. The employment offered is not in his/her major field experience unless, after a period of thirty (30) calendar days from registration, job opportunities in his/her major field have not been offered. 4. The distance from the member’s home to the place of employment is unreasonable considering the expected wage and the time and cost of commuting. 5. The daily commuting time exceeds two (2) hours per day, not including the transporting of a child or children to and from a child care facility. 6. The distance to the place of employment prohibits walking and neither public nor private transportation is available to transport the member to the job site. 7. The working hours or nature of the employment interferes with the member’s religious observances, convictions, or beliefs.