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until the last calculation and then always round the weekly hours down, e.g., 27.5 hours will be rounded down to 27 hours. NOTE: If the JAWS system is not available at the time an individual is placed in AWEP or community service, the case manager must use form MDHS-EA-363A, Alternative Work Experience/Community Services Placement Worksheet, to manually calculate the maximum FLSA hours the individual can be required to participate each week/month. The completed form must be scanned to the individual’s case record and the FLSA calculation completed in JAWS as soon as the system becomes available. EXAMPLE: Two-parent family - If the case manager uses the family’s TANF and SNAP benefits to calculate the maximum FLSA hours the husband may be assigned to community service, the TANF and SNAP benefits cannot be used to calculate the maximum FLSA hours for the spouse. The spouse’s FLSA calculation can only include her TWP work (transportation) stipend. Single parent family - A mother and daughter have separate TANF cases, but are in the same SNAP case, are referred to the TWP. The case manager assigns the mother to community service and uses the mother’s TANF benefits and the combined SNAP benefits to calculate the maximum FLSA hours that may be assigned. If the daughter is assigned to community service or AWEP, the case manager can only use the daughter’s TANF benefits, TWP work (transportation) stipend, and VISTA stipend, if applicable, to calculate the maximum FLSA hours that may be assigned. After the FLSA hours are correctly calculated, the case manager must determine whether the maximum number of FLSA hours, in conjunction with the “deeming” process, if applicable, is sufficient to meet the participant’s monthly participation requirement. If not, in addition to the AWEP/community service assignment, the case manager must assign the participant to another allowable TWP activity for the additional hours needed. The participant will be sanctioned for not attending the additional hours without good cause. FLSA Deeming When the maximum FLSA hours are calculated to be less than 20 hours per week the participant may be eligible for the deeming process. During the component assignment process, a “Y” must be entered in the CALCULATE FLSA HOURS field on the MPWA screen to access the FLSA calculation popup window. Once the FLSA hours are calculated, JAWS will display the FLSA

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