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6) The registrant is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment, as documented by a medical statement provided by a physician or licensed or certified psychologist or information from another reliable source.

7) Daily travel to and from work will exceed two (2) hours round trip, exclusive of time necessary to transport children to and from a childcare facility. Employment will not be considered suitable if the distance to the place of employment prohibits walking and neither public nor private transportation is available to transport persons to the job site.

8) Working hours or the nature of the employment would conflict with the registrant's religious convictions, beliefs or observations.

It is the responsibility of the BPS to investigate any allegations of employment unsuitability. The case record must contain the facts regarding a determination of unsuitable employment, the date of substantiation and the method of securing the information.

8. Verification

To the extent that the information given by the household is questionable, the BPS must request verification of the household's statements. The primary responsibility for providing verification rests with the household. If it is difficult or impossible for the household to obtain documentary evidence in a timely manner, the BPS must offer to help the household to obtain the needed verification. Acceptable sources of verification include, but are not limited to, the previous employer, employee associations, union representatives, farm worker service organizations, and grievance committees or organizations. Whenever documentary evidence cannot be obtained, the BPS must substitute a collateral contact. The BPS is responsible for obtaining verification from acceptable collateral contacts provided by the household.

If the household and the BPS are unable to obtain requested verification from these or other sources about the cause for the quit or work reduction, the household will not be sanctioned. This may include instances when the employer cannot be located or when the employer refuses to address requests about the job quit.

C. SANCTION PERIODS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE

Individuals or entire households will be barred from receiving SNAP benefits for periods when household members quit a job or reduce work efforts without good cause. Only the person who quits or reduces work will be disqualified unless that person is the head of the household. See Part VI.D to determine the head of household. The disqualification procedures of Part XII.E must be followed to attribute income and resources to the remaining household members. The entire household will be ineligible for the sanction period for the time listed below if the person who quit or reduced work is the head of household.

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