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BEM 233B 5 of 12 FAILURE TO MEET EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: FAP BPB 2025-011 4-1-2025

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• Voluntarily reduces hours of employment below 30 hours per week without good cause, and after the reduction, earnings are less than 30 hours times the federal minimum wage. Note: If the job quit or reduction in hours occurred more than 30 days prior to the application date, no penalty applies. Not Working Non-deferred adults who are not working or are working less than 30 hours per week must: • Accept a valid offer of employment. Note: A valid offer of employment means a definite offer paying wages of at least the applicable state minimum wage. • Follow through and participate in activities required to receive unemployment benefits (UB) if the individual has applied for or is receiving UB. Note: Determine good cause before implementing a disqualification. FAP ONLY PENALTIES FOR REFUSING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT When an individual has refused suitable employment as described above, do the following: • Complete the noncompliance record by either completing the Loss of Employment screen for job quit or voluntary reduction of hours below 30 hours or by entering a noncooperation for refusal of employment on the Noncooperation Summary screen. The DHS-2444, Notice of Employment And/Or Self- Sufficiency Related Noncompliance will be generated upon the next run of EDBC, which will also schedule the triage appoint- ment at the local office and place the individual into disqualification pending the negative action period. • The following information will be populated on the DHS-2444: The name of the noncompliant individual.

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BEM 233B 5 of 12 FAILURE TO MEET EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: FAP BPB 2025-011 4-1-2025

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• Voluntarily reduces hours of employment below 30 hours per week without good cause, and after the reduction, earnings are less than 30 hours times the federal minimum wage. Note: If the job quit or reduction in hours occurred more than 30 days prior to the application date, no penalty applies. Not Working Non-deferred adults who are not working or are working less than 30 hours per week must: • Accept a valid offer of employment. Note: A valid offer of employment means a definite offer paying wages of at least the applicable state minimum wage. • Follow through and participate in activities required to receive unemployment benefits (UB) if the individual has applied for or is receiving UB. Note: Determine good cause before implementing a disqualification. FAP ONLY PENALTIES FOR REFUSING SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT When an individual has refused suitable employment as described above, do the following: • Complete the noncompliance record by either completing the Loss of Employment screen for job quit or voluntary reduction of hours below 30 hours or by entering a noncooperation for refusal of employment on the Noncooperation Summary screen. The DHS-2444, Notice of Employment And/Or Self- Sufficiency Related Noncompliance will be generated upon the next run of EDBC, which will also schedule the triage appoint- ment at the local office and place the individual into disqualification pending the negative action period. • The following information will be populated on the DHS-2444: The name of the noncompliant individual.