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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2021

REFUSING OR TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT

0028.30.09

A leave of absence is NOT considered refusing or terminating employment. See TEMP Manual TE19.143 (Coding STAT/JOBS for a Leave of Absence) for MAXIS coding instructions.

MFIP: Sanction participants for failure to accept suitable employment or for terminating suitable employment, ONLY if they are enrolled in MFIP Employment Services (MFIP-ES). See 0028.18.03 (Suitable/Unsuitable Work).

Participants who are extended under an employed extension category are not subject to sanction when employment ends or when there is a reduction of work hours below 25 hours per week. In these cases, the participant is exempt from the hourly employment requirement for 1 month. After 1 month, if the participant is not working at least 25 hours per week, evaluate the participant for another extension category. Close with proper 10-day notice if the criteria for another extension category is not met.

Participants extended under this extension category must meet all remaining requirements in the employment plan or are subject to sanction. See 0011.33.03 (MFIP Employed Extension Category), 0011.33.03.03 (Limited Work Due to Illness/Disability).

When a job counselor determines that a sanction is appropriate for failure to accept or terminating suitable employment, the job counselor will notify the financial worker using the DWP/MFIP Status Update Form (DHS-3165) (PDF). When you get the Status Update Form, send the participant a Notice of Adverse Action (NOAA). See 0028.30 (Sanctions for Failure to Comply - Cash).

DWP: Disqualify family units when a participant(s) fails to accept suitable employment or terminates suitable employment without good cause. See 0028.18 (Good Cause for Non-Compliance--MFIP/DWP).

SNAP: Certain SNAP recipients must follow work rules to get SNAP benefits. For information about general work rules see 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP) and for time-limited rules, see 0011.24 (Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents). For information about granting good cause and sanction information when someone is non-compliant with work rules, see 0028.21 (Good Cause Non-Compliance for SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH), 0028.30.06 (Sanctions for Not Meeting SNAP Work Rules).

MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.