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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-1400-FITAP-SNAP-STEP SNAP Work Requirements Document No./Name B-1440-SNAP Determining Good Cause Effective Date February 1, 2021

2 of 4 ● Problems caused by inability of the client to speak or write English,

● Remoteness – see A-100-SNAP,

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

● Resignations which are recognized by the employer as retirement,

● Leaving one job to take another that later, because of circumstances beyond the control of the individual, does not materialize or results in employment of less than 30 hours a week or weekly earnings of less than the federal minimum multiplied by 30 hours,

● Leaving a job in which workers frequently move from one employer to another such as migrant farm labor or construction work. Circumstances exist when households apply for 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 actually begun, the quitting of the previous employment shall be considered to be with good cause if it is part of the pattern of that type of employment,

● Acceptance by the individual of other employment or enrollment of at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires the individual to leave present employment,

● Discrimination by an employer based on age, sex, race, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity,

● Employment which becomes unsuitable after the acceptance of employment. Unsuitability may include:

o The wage offered is less than:

 The applicable federal minimum wage, or 

 80% of the federal minimum wage if the federal minimum wage is not applicable.

o Wages are on a piece-rate basis and the average hourly yield the employee expects to earn is less than the applicable hourly wage specified in the bullet listed above.

o As a condition of employment or continuing employment, the individual must join, resign from, or agree not to join a legitimate labor organization.

o The work offered is at a place subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the offer, unless: