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data in JAWS, and to determine coaching/counseling needs of participants. Participants who refuse a bonafide job offer, without good cause, will be sanctioned accordingly. Attendance Reporting for Employment Verification of employment is the responsibility of the participant except when this information is already known to the agency (i.e., obtained from the eligibility worker, case manager or job readiness trainer). Verification of continued employment and work hours must be provided as requested, but not less than every six months for the TWP participants and every three (3) months for transitional participants. Periodic verification is needed to recalculate projected work hours, monitor satisfactory attendance and determine eligibility for supportive services (child care and transportation.) Documentation of employment may be mailed or sent electronically, faxed by the employer, or brought in by the participant. Employment Verification Sources for employment verification may include, but is not limited to: Check stubs; Volume III | Chapter 9 9210

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The employer may provide wage and attendance data for specific payroll periods upon request. Employment verification will be filed in the participant’s electronic case record. If the employer submits wage and attendance forms containing data for multiple persons, each case record must be documented accordingly and the forms filed in a central location that is accessible to the monitors, or copies may be made and the names of other persons blocked out prior to filing in the electronic case records. If a participant submits check stubs, the case manager must copy the check stubs and return the original check stubs to the participant. The check stubs will be used to verify continued employment and work hours for case management. If the individual has not reported his/her employment, the case manager will request this information from the individual. Written documentation of all communication between the case manager, job readiness trainer, TANF recipient and local county staff must be clearly documented in the individual’s case record. Contacts with the participant to obtain documentation or monitor participation should never interfere with the individual’s employment. The case manager and job readiness trainer should arrange meetings with the participant around the participant’s work schedule. The case manager and job readiness trainer will work closely to verify employment data. If the job readiness trainer has verification of the individual’s employment, this information must be shared with the case manager so that the unsubsidized component can be added in JAWS timely and to prevent adverse case actions due to non-participation. In instances where the employer was recruited for job placements of the TWP participants, the employer should be contacted on a regular basis. This will determine if there are any problems with the employee or if the employer feels MDHS needs to provide any additional assistance to the employer or the employee. Individuals who are already employed at the time of referral to the TANF Work Program will meet