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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 255 VOLUNTARY QUIT AND VOLUNTARY REDUCTION

1 Section 255 Change #17-2021 September 20, 2021 FNS 255 VOLUNTARY QUIT AND VOLUNTARY REDUCTION CHANGE #17-2021 SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

255.00 VOLUNTARY QUIT AND VOLUNTARY REDUCTION An individual that is required to meet the work requirements described in FNS 240 Work Registration may be disqualified from the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) program if they: A. Voluntary Quit: An individual that voluntarily quits a job that is equal to or greater than 30 hours per week or wages are equal to or greater than the minimum wage times 30 hours per week. B. Voluntary Reduction: An individual that reduces their work hours (effort) to less than 30 hours per week or reducing wages to less than minimum wage times 30 hours per week. 255.01 REQUIREMENT FOR DETERMINING VOLUNTARY QUIT AND VOLUNTARY REDUCTION A. Determine during the application interview if any FNS member voluntarily quit a job, voluntarily reduced work hours to less than 30 hours per week or reduced wages to less than minimum wage times 30 hours per week during the 30 days prior to the date of application. Determine during the recertification if any FNS member voluntarily quit a job, voluntarily reduced work hours to less than 30 hours per week or reduced wages to less than minimum wage times 30 hours per week at any time during a certification period. The job quit must have been for an average of 30 hours or more per week or have had earnings equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. The job quit does not have to be the most recent job. The voluntary reduction of work effort applies if, before reduction, the individual was employed 30 hours or more per week or have had earnings equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. The reduction must have been voluntary and without good cause. If the individual reduces work hours to less than 30 a week, but continues to earn weekly wages that exceed the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30, the individual remains exempt from work requirements. B. Unless exempt from the voluntary quit provision as defined in Section 255.02, disqualify a FNS member who voluntarily quits a job without good cause as follows: