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education in another county or similar political subdivision that requires the household to move and thereby requires the head of household or other individual required to register for work to leave employment;

e. Resignations by persons under the age of 60 that are recognized by the employer as retirement;

f. Acceptance of a bona fide offer of employment of 30 hours or more a week or in which the weekly earnings are equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours by the head of household or other individual required to register. Good cause will also include acceptance of such employment which, because of circumstances beyond the control of the household member, subsequently either does not materialize or results in employment of less than 30 hours a week or weekly earnings of less than the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours.

g. Leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently move from one employer to another, such as migrant farm labor or construction work. There may be some circumstances where households will apply for SNAP benefits between jobs, particularly in cases where work may not yet be available at the new job site. Even though employment at the new job site has not actually begun, the quitting of the previous employment will be considered as good cause if it is part of the pattern of that type of employment.

h. Leaving a job because of other circumstances beyond the member's control, such as, illness, illness of another household member requiring the presence of the person claiming good cause, a household emergency, or the unavailability of transportation.

i. Employment which is considered unsuitable by not meeting the following criteria:

1) The employment pays less than the federal minimum wage or, if the employment does not fall under federal guidelines, pays less than 80% of the federal minimum wage.

2) The employment is on a piece-rate basis and earnings are expected to be less than the federal minimum wage or, if the employment does not fall under federal guidelines, pays less than 80% of the federal minimum wage.

3) The employment would require joining, resigning from, or refraining from joining any legitimate labor organization.

4) The work offered is at a site subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the offer, unless the strike has been enjoined under the Taft-Hartley Act or an injunction has been issued under Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act.

5) The employment would be hazardous to the registrant's safety and/or health.

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