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1292 (07/2026) Chapter 8: Examples • Chapter 8: Examples Example 3: Abby contacted her worker on May 12th, stating she is on temporary leave from her job to care for her mother who just had her hip replaced. Abby’s mother is not in the ERDC EDG. The worker will update Abby’s job information and select the appropriate good cause reason (FMLA/OFLA, Health Reasons, Household Emergency or Other Good Cause). The worker will need to select a verification reason other than “needs verification” to prevent an RFI from being mailed. ERDC Coding examples Example 1: Mia called her ODHS office and reported she lost her job on Aug. 15. The worker asks Mia if she was fired, quit, laid off, or has a break in work. Mia states she was told she was laid off but does not have a call back date. The worker updates Mia’s case with the employment termination information which grants Mia AWS through the end of her certification or until she reports starting a new job or school, whichever is soonest. Example 2: Karla calls her ODHS office and reports she was laid off July 25. The worker asks Karla if she was fired, quit, laid off, or has a break in work. Karla states she was laid off; her employer told her they should be calling people back about Sept. 23. The worker updates Karla’s case with return to work date of Sept. 23. This puts the case into an AWS period through Sept. 30. The worker explains to Mia that if she doesn’t return to work to in Sept to contact ODHS so that AWS can be extended, and her copay will remain $0. If Karla does report she has returned to work and does not request an extension before the end of her AWS period, the copay will revert to the original copay amount, prior to going on AWS. ERDC When a job loss or temporary break in work occurs in months 10–12 Example 1: Robert calls to report that he was laid off on December 9. The final month of his 12-month certification period is December. His employer anticipates calling him back to work in April. Since Robert’s certification period ends on December 31, AWS is granted through March by entering the layoff and anticipated return-to-work date in ONE. If Robert reports returning to work between December and March, he must complete a renewal as his original certification period ends on December 31. If he does not return to work by March, his case will close at the end of the AWS period, March 31. If the ERDC waitlist is active and Robert reapplies after case closure, he must pass the waitlist income check and meet at least one waitlist exemption. He will meet the exemption for a break in ERDC benefits of less than two months if he reapplies by the end of May. If he reapplies after that, he must pass the waitlist income check and meet a different exemption to bypass the waitlist. ERDC Employment or return to work date in certification month 12 or one of the following 3 months due to AWS period