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ESA SNAP Policy Manual 119  The job meets the definition of unsuitable employment ESA must verify circumstances that show good cause for not meeting work requirements. 9.3.4 Good Cause for Leaving Employment Individuals have good cause for leaving employment if they meet one of the good cause reasons described in Section 9.3.3.4, Voluntary Quit or Reduction of Work Hours for Ongoing Households, or any of the following criteria:  Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, disability, religious beliefs, national origin, political beliefs or any other traits protected under the DC Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended  Work demands or conditions that make continued employment unreasonable, such as working without being paid on schedule  Acceptance of employment by the customer or enrollment by the customer in a recognized school, training program or institution of higher education on at least a half-time basis that requires the individual to leave employment  Resignations by persons under age 60, which the employer recognizes as retirement  Employment that becomes unsuitable (see Section 9.3.5, Suitable Employment) after the customer accepted the employment  Acceptance of a bona fide offer of employment of more than 30 hours a week that, for reasons beyond the customer’s control, does not materialize or ends up providing less than 30 hours of work a week  Acceptance of a bona fide offer of employment with weekly earnings of at least the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours that, for reasons beyond the customer’s control, does not materialize or ends up providing earnings of less than the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours  Leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment where workers frequently move from one employer to another, such as migrant farm labor or construction work − There may be some circumstances where households will apply for SNAP benefits between jobs, particularly in cases where work may not yet be available at the new job site. − Even though employment at the new site has not started, ESA considers a customer quitting the previous job as a part of the pattern of this type of employment as having good cause. 9.3.5 Suitable Employment If a household member voluntarily quits a job or refuses a job that ESA considers unsuitable employment, they will not lose SNAP eligibility for doing so. ESA considers employment unsuitable if it meets any of the following criteria:  The wage offered is less than the District’s minimum wage. Return