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o The AG member lived a distance that required more than one hour's travel (one way) to the job, excluding transporting a child to and from a childcare facility. o The job was offered within the first 30 days of registration and was not in the AG member's major field of experience. A subsequent occurrence rendered the AG member exempt from Work Registration

See Section 2438.45.10.15 and all sub-sections of 2438.50 for good cause for Voluntary Quit and Voluntary Reduction of Hours. 2438.45.10.15

SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT (S)

Employment will be considered unsuitable if the following applies: • The wage offered is less than the highest of the applicable federal minimum wage, or 80 percent of the federal minimum wage if the federal minimum wage is not applicable. • The employment offered is on a piece-rate basis, and the average hourly yield the employee can reasonably be expected to earn is less than the applicable hourly wages specified above • The AG member, as a condition of employment or continuing employment, is required to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization. • The work offered is at a site subject to a strike or lockout at the time of offer unless the strike has been declared unlawful.

All other employment will be considered suitable unless the registrant can demonstrate that: • The degree of risk to health and safety is unreasonable. • The individual is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment, as documented by a physician's statement, medical evidence, or by reliable information from other sources such as employer statement regarding the medical verification he has received. • The employment offered within the first 30 days of registration is not in the individual's major field of experience. • Cost of commuting from individual's home to place of employment is unreasonable, considering the expected wage and the time and cost of commuting. • Daily commuting time exceeds two hours per day, including the time required for transporting a child to a childcare facility. • The distance to the employment site prohibits walking, and public or private transportation is not available to transport the individual to the job site. • Working hours or the nature of the employment interfere with the member's religious observances, convictions, or beliefs. 2438.45.30 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR RCA (C)

Non-Compliance with Employment and Training (E&T) applies to the individual’s failure to participate without good cause in activities scheduled by, or with, the Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) E&T contractor. RCA E&T services are currently contracted through refugee resettlement agencies.