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95 Chapter 8 Work Provisions and Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) 8 . 1 W O R K R E Q U I R E M E N T S As a condition of eligibility for SNAP benefits, each household member not exempt under 8.2 Exemptions from Work Requirements must comply with the following SNAP work requirements: (A) Register for work or be registered by the Agency at the time of application and every 12 months after initial registration. The household member required to register need not complete the registration form. By signing the application or recertification form, the Primary Informant (PI) will be considered to have registered all household members required to be registered. This registration is completed when the registration is recorded on the CHIP Employment Programs (EMPR) screen. Work Registration (WR) is an eligibility requirement for all SNAP household members who are not exempt from the federally regulated work requirements. (B) Provide the Agency with sufficient information regarding employment status or availability for work; (C) Report to an employer to whom referred by the Agency if the potential employment meets the suitability requirements described in Section 8.9 Suitable Employment; (D) Accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment, as defined in Section 8.9 Suitable Employment, at a site or plant not subject to a strike or lockout, at a wage equal to the higher of the Federal or State minimum wage or 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a) (1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act been applicable to the offer of employment. (E) Do not voluntarily and without good cause quit a job of 30 or more hours a week or reduce work effort to less than 30 hours a week, in accordance with Section 8.11 Voluntary Quit and Reduction of Work Effort. Strikers whose households are eligible under the criteria in Section 2.4 Strikers are subject to SNAP work requirements unless they are exempt under Section 8.2 Exemptions from Work Requirements at the time of application. Chapter 8