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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2016

GLOSSARY: VICTIM...

0002.73

See WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM (WIC) below.

WINNINGS SNAP: A cash award received without making a monetary investment, such as a "no purchase necessary to enter or win". See 0017.15.30 (Lump Sum Income).

WITHHOLDING OF DEPORTATION OR REMOVAL See 0011.03.18 (Non-Citizens - People Fleeing Persecution).

WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM A federal program authorized by the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide nutritious food and nutrition education to low income pregnant and postpartum women and their children. (In this instance, "postpartum" means up to 6 months after termination of pregnancy.) See 0029.07.09 (Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program).

WORK BENEFIT PROGRAM (WB) A monthly cash benefit for families who have exited DWP or MFIP and are working a required number of hours with income below 200% FPG. This program was suspended effective 12/01/2014.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION An employer-paid insurance program that covers the medical expenses and lost wages of workers injured on the job.

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) A national workforce preparation and employment system designed to integrate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs delivered through the 1-stop (Workforce Center) system. See 0017.15.18 (Employment, Training, and National Service Program Income) for more information.

WORKFORCE ONE A consolidated web-based case management and management information system that enables the delivery of Employment and Training services within the Minnesota workforce development system. WORKFORCE ONE is used by Employment Counselors for the MFIP, DWP, and SNAP E&T programs. WORKFORCE ONE is also used by other Employment and Training program staff.

WORK HISTORY See RECENT WORK HISTORY in 0002.53 (Glossary: Qualified...).

WORK-RELATED EXPENSES The amount withheld or paid for: state and federal income taxes; FICA; mandatory retirement fund deductions; dependent care costs; transportation costs to and from work at the amount allowed by the IRS for personal car mileage; costs of work uniforms, union dues, and medical insurance premiums; costs of tools and equipment used on the job; the costs of meals eaten during employment; public liability insurance required by an employer when an automobile is used in employment and the cost is not reimbursed by the employer; and the amount paid by an employee from personal funds for business costs not reimbursed by the employer. See 0018.06 (Work Expense Deductions) for specific program provisions.

WORK STUDY

● Federal or non-federally funded employment arranged for students by a POST SECONDARY SCHOOL. See 0017.15.36 (Student Financial Aid Income).

● A program operated or approved by a SECONDARY SCHOOL (high school) or its equivalent which allows students to earn academic credit for employment.

YOUTH COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROJECT A federal employment and training program.

YOUTH INCENTIVE ENTITLEMENT PROJECT