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a. The wage offered is less than the highest of the applicable Federal minimum wage, the applicable State minimum wage, or eighty percent (80%) of the Federal minimum wage if neither the Federal nor State minimum wage is applicable. b. The employment offered is on a piece rate basis and the employee does not expect to earn the wage specified in item (a) above. c. The household member, as a condition of employment or continuing employment, is required to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization. NOTE: An individual required to pay representation fees to the union but not required to actually join the union does not have good cause. (e.g., state or federal employees) d. The work offered is at a site subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the offer, unless the strike is declared unlawful by a court of law. e. The degree of risk to health and safety is not reasonable. f. The member is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment, as documented by medical evidence or by reliable information from another source. g. The daily, round trip, commute to the place of employment is more than two hours from the individual’s home. Do not include the time required to transport a child to and from day care in the daily commuting time. h. A move, which results in more than 2 hours commuting time from the job, is good cause for voluntary quit. i. The distance to the place of employment is too far to walk, and neither public nor private transportation is available to the job site. j. The working hours or nature of employment interferes with the individual's religious observances, convictions or beliefs. k. The employment offered within the first 30 days of registration is not in the individual's major field of experience. Effective Date: February 13, 2017