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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND VOLUNTARY QUIT/WORK REDUCTION

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A household determined ineligible because of a voluntary quit may reestablish eligibility if a new and otherwise eligible member joins as its head, provided the original head has left the household.

If the member who caused the disqualification leaves the household or becomes exempt from work registration before the effective date of the case closure or while an application is still pending, the BPS must reestablish eligibility without requiring another application, provided the household is otherwise eligible. For currently eligible households, the action to reestablish the case may be taken in the month following the effective date of the closure as long as the member left before the effective date.

Example

a. The head of household quit a job without good cause on May 2. The BPS takes action to close the case effective May 31. On May 27 the household reports that the individual who quit the job has left the household. The case must be reestablished without requiring a new application.

b. The head of household reduced the number of hours worked without good cause on May 2. On June 3, the household reports that the head left the household that morning. The household must reapply.

For pending applications, the application must be denied for the period the disqualification is appropriate, and certified from the date the disqualification can end.

For applications that have already been denied, a reapplication is needed.

If a sanctioned household splits into more than one household, the sanction will follow the member who caused the disqualification.

7. Good Cause

Good cause for leaving employment may include but is not limited to the following:

a. Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs;

b. Work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable, such as working without being paid on schedule;

c. Enrollment of the head of household or other individual required to register at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires the household member to leave employment;

d. Acceptance by any other household member of employment or enrollment at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher

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