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Volume IIA

OMTL-683 SNAP Work Requirements

R. 10/25/25

MS 4250 GOOD CAUSE FOR VOLUNTARY QUIT/REDUCTION

OF WORK HOURS (1)

A. Good cause for leaving employment or reduction of work hours includes:

1. Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, disability, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs;

2. Work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable, such as working without being paid on schedule;

3. Acceptance of employment or enrollment of at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education, that requires the member to leave employment or reduce work hours;

4. [Resignations by persons under the age of 65, which are recognized by the employer as retirement;]

5. Leaving employment that becomes unsuitable after the acceptance of such employment. Refer to MS 4300 for further explanation.

6. Acceptance of a bona fide offer of employment of 30 hours per week or the equivalent of the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours per week, and because of circumstances beyond the control of the member, the employment either does not materialize or results in employment of less than 30 hours per a week or earnings less than the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours per week;

7. Leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently move from one employer to another, such as migrant farm labor or construction work. Circumstances may include applying for SNAP between jobs, and work may not yet be available at the new job site. Although employment at the new site has not begun, quitting the previous employment is considered good cause if it is part of the pattern of employment;

8. Military personnel who choose not to reenlist; or

9. [Leaving a paid position of employment pursuant to provisions under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993. FMLA must be verified by the employer, or a certified physician, or practitioner.]

FMLA requires covered employers to grant up to twelve weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to "eligible" employees for certain family and medical reasons. Upon return from FMLA leave, employees must be restored to their original or equivalent positions with equivalent pay, benefits, and other employment terms.

10.Lack of adequate childcare for children between ages 6 and 12.

B. Good cause may also include some circumstances as listed in MS 2550.