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

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The duration of the disqualification period is dependent on the number of times the household member fails to comply. For each act of noncompliance by an individual, the length of the disqualification is increased. Violations by one household member must not be added to actions by another member to determine the sanction period.

The individual or household sanction periods are:

Participating Household Applying Household Voluntary Quit/Reduction Voluntary Quit/Reduction Violation 1 One month 30 days

Violation 2 Three months 90 days

Violation 3 or more Six months 180 days

For applying households, the penalty period is assessed from the day of the quit or work reduction.

The sanction period must be served before the individual or household regains eligibility except in instances when an individual who causes the action leaves the household or becomes exempt from work registration and related requirements. After the sanction period has been served, eligibility may be regained by the individual or household for voluntary quit or work reduction violations.

See Part XIII.D.2 for a discussion of prorating benefits for households that reapply before the sanction period expires.

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