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Title 7: SNAP Page 32 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Work Registration Revised September 27, 2024 Work Requirements for MWRs  A person under age 60 resigns and it is recognized by the employer as retirement.  A person accepts a genuine job offer that provides at least 30 hours a week, or weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage times 30 hours, and which because of circumstances beyond the control of the person either: • Did not materialize, or • Resulted in employment of less than 30 hours a week or pay of weekly earnings of less than federal minimum wage times 30.  A person leaves a type of employment that, due to its nature, requires workers to frequently move from one employer to another. Examples include migrant farm labor, or construction work.  The job quit was not a voluntary quit. See Voluntary Quit to determine if a voluntary quit occurred.  The reduction in hours of work was not a reduction of work effort. See Reduction in Work Effort to determine if the person reduced his or her work effort. Procedure: Always consider all the facts and circumstances when an MWR claims good cause for failing to comply with work requirements. When a good cause reason is based on circumstances beyond a person’s control, the person’s statement is sufficient verification. Document the person’s claim of good cause in the case record. In the case of a voluntary quit, include information such as that submitted by the household member involved, the employer, employee associations, union representatives, and grievance committees or organizations. If you cannot obtain requested proof to dispute an MWR’s claim of good cause, grant the person good cause and do not deny or cancel SNAP benefits. This most often occurs when the person quits due to discrimination or unreasonable demands made by the employer, or when the employer cannot be located. Determining if Employment Is Suitable Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7(h), 441 IAC 65.28(15) Policy: Failure to continue employment is grounds for disqualification only if the employment is suitable. Procedure: Consider employment unsuitable if:  The wage offered is less than: • The applicable federal or state minimum wage (whichever is higher), or • 80 percent of the federal minimum wage, if neither the federal nor state minimum wage is applicable.