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A-8214 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual Work Activities Leading To Economic Independence MTL 11/03 11 May 01 a. Weekly or Bi-Weekly Pay Periods When you are using one full week of verified actual hours with a signed employer’s statement indicating the number of hours are expected to remain consistent, round the actual hours up and report/enter the hours for each future week. When you are using two or more consecutive weeks of actual hours the hours may be averaged and then used to project forward by totaling the number of hours worked and dividing by the number of weeks. If a week is not representative of what is expected in the future, it will be dropped or adjusted when determining the average. Overtime hours will be used in the projection when they are consistent based on the verification. If overtime hours are not expected to continue, do not include when calculating the projection. Example: A client submits a weekly paycheck stub showing two hours of overtime with a signed employer’s statement verifying overtime is expected to continue. The actual hours including overtime should be entered into the calendar week(s) and projected forward. b. Semi-Monthly/Monthly Pay Periods: To accurately report and project hours, the Division converts semi-monthly/monthly pay periods into a weekly average of hours as follows:

● One full semi-monthly pay period – total hours worked divided by a factor of 2.15

● Two full “consecutive” semi-monthly or one full calendar month pay periods – Total hours worked divided by a factor of 4.3 c. Partial Pay Periods: Divide the total number of hours worked by the number of days worked to obtain a daily average. Multiply the daily average by the number of actual days worked in a seven-day consecutive period. Note: The verification used must cover a minimum of one seven-day consecutive pay period. 821.1.2.1 Verification for Projecting Hours o Pay stubs ○ Time sheets signed by the employer o Documented third party verification is only acceptable when pay stubs cannot be obtained. Staff must clearly document their attempts to secure pay stubs. o The Earnings Verification Form – 2074 is acceptable verification for projecting employment participation hours when the employer provides a minimum of one week of actual work history.