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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 04/2016

GOOD CAUSE NON-COMPLIANCE - SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH

0028.21

MFIP, DWP: See 0028.18 (Good Cause for Non-Compliance--MFIP/DWP).

SNAP: The county eligibility worker has primary responsibility to determine Good Cause.

Good cause for not participating in employment services requirements means circumstances beyond the client's control, including:

● Client illness or injury.

● Illness or injury of another unit member that requires the client's presence.

● A household emergency.

● Inability to obtain transportation needed to participate in SNAP E&T.

Good cause for quitting or not accepting work includes:

● Client illness or injury.

● Illness or injury of another unit member that requires the client's presence.

● A household emergency.

● Inability to obtain needed transportation.

● The job did not meet suitable work requirements. See 0028.18.03 (Suitable/Unsuitable Work).

● Employer discrimination.

● Work demands or conditions that make working unreasonable, such as working without being paid on schedule.

● The PWE enrolls at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires the PWE to leave employment.

● The PWE quits work so another unit member can accept employment or enroll at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.

● A client under age 60 resigns, and the employer recognizes it as retirement.

● The client accepts a new job of 20 hours a week at minimum wage, or fewer hours equal to the pay of 20 hours a week at minimum wage.

● Leaving a job because employment patterns make it necessary for workers to frequently move from 1 employer to another.

Also see 0028.30.09 (Refusing or Terminating Employment).

MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.