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Chapter: 1400 Technical Requirements Program: FS 24 1410.1909 Noncompliance with SNAP E&T Requirements (FS) Determine if the individual meets an exemption or has a good cause for failure to participate when the SNAP E&T provider notifies the Department that a recipient is non-compliant. If exempt or good cause exists, do not impose a sanction. If not exempt or there is not good cause impose the sanction allowing for a 10-day adverse action. 1410.1911 Voluntary Quit/Voluntary Reduction of Hours (FS) The term “Voluntary Quit” applies to voluntarily quitting employment or voluntarily reducing hours of employment without good cause. Voluntary quit/reduction of work hours does not apply to individuals exempt from work requirements.

At application for food stamp benefits or a report of loss of income determine if any member of the AG quit a job or reduced hours of employment without good cause within 30 days prior to the date of application or after. Voluntary quit/voluntary reduction of hours applies if:

1. the individual quit a job where the individual was working 30 or more hours per week or earning an amount at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 without good cause; or 2. the individual reduced hours of employment to less than 30 hours per week, without good cause. If the individual reduces the hours of work to less than 30 but the wages equal the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30, voluntary quit/reduction of hours does not apply. 1410.1911.01 Voluntary Quit/Voluntary Reduction of Hours (FS) Impose a voluntary quit/voluntary reduction of hours of employment sanction on any individual in the food stamp AG who quit a job or reduced hours of employment without good cause.

The sanctions for voluntary quit/reduction of hours of employment are the same sanctions as for noncompliance with SNAP E&T requirements. 1410.1911.02 Situations not Considered Voluntary Quit (FS) Voluntary quit/voluntary reduction of hours of employment provisions does not apply in the following situations:

1. ending a self-employment enterprise; 2. resigning at the demand of the employer; 3. the individual who voluntarily quits meets an exemption other than working 30 or more hours per week; 4. the individual quits a job, but gets another job at comparable hours and wages and the individual is then laid off; or 5. an individual leaves employment under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 as long as the individual returns to work after the leave. 1410.1911.03 Good Cause - Voluntary Quit/Voluntary Reduction of Hours (FS) Good cause for leaving employment/reducing hours of employment includes the SNAP E&T good cause reasons and resigning from a job that does not meet suitability criteria, regardless of whether the job was unsuitable at the time of employment or became unsuitable later.

Other good cause criteria may include:

1. discrimination by any employer; 2. unreasonable work demands or conditions; 3. acceptance by the payee or any other AG member of employment or enrollment at least half-time in any recognized school, training, or institution of higher education;