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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

1 of 4 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

Good cause must be determined by the DCFS worker.

B-1441-SNAP RESERVED

B-1442-SNAP - PO WORKER DETERMINED GOOD CAUSE

The worker determines good cause for failure to comply with work registration requirements.

Failure to comply with work registration requirements may include:

● Refusal to Accept an Offer of Employment,

● Refusal to Provide Sufficient Information to Determine Employment Status or Job Availability,

● Voluntarily Quitting a Job,

● Voluntarily Reducing Work Effort,* and **

● Failure to Register for Work with Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by having an active HiRE Account,

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Good cause exists when circumstances beyond the client's control prevent compliance with work registration requirements.

Good cause may include but is not limited to:

● Personal illness,

● Illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member,

● A household emergency, ●

● The unavailability of public or private transportation,

● The lack of adequate child care for children who have reached age 6 but are under age 12,

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● The lack of a valid SSN, because it is required for registering for work with LWC,