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COMBINED MANUAL
ISSUE DATE 11/2021
SUITABLE/UNSUITABLE WORK
0028.18.03
MSA: No provisions.
GA: Suitable work is a job within the local labor market that: ● Meets existing health and safety standards set by federal, state, or local regulations.
● Is within the physical and mental ability of a person.
● Provides a gross weekly income equal to the federal or state minimum wage applicable to the job for 40 hours per week, or a monthly income which, after allowable exclusions, deductions, and disregards would exceed the standard of assistance for the assistance unit, whichever is less.
AND ● Includes employment offered through Title 1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Minnesota Employment and Economic Development Act, and other employment and training options, but does not include temporary day labor.
GRH: Follow MSA for clients who are aged, blind, or disabled.
Follow GA for all other adults.