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• The employer terminates the employment of any regular employee or otherwise causes an involuntary reduction of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy, so created, with a TWP participant. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security has been appointed by State law to hear and decide claims by employees of violations. Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation TANF applicants and recipients who have been determined to be incapacitated (eligible for the JB code) or who report they are unable to work will be required to apply for vocational rehabilitation (VR) services and complete the vocational rehabilitation intake process. The case manager will provide, to the VR counselor, a Vocational Rehabilitation Referral Notice, T022, along with a completed MDHS-EA-331, Report of Medical Examination, and/or any other supporting medical documentation for each individual referred for assessment. Nonexempt adult TANF recipients who are determined to be incapacitated and are found eligible for vocational rehabilitation services will be referred to case management and required to cooperate with the vocational rehabilitation counselor and comply with the requirements outlined in their Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). Refer to Chapter 3, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, for additional information.