1200.2.4 Good Cause

Customers have good cause for quitting a job or reducing work hours if: There were circumstances beyond the customer’s control. Examples include, but are not limited to: Illness of the customer or another household member requiring the customer’s presence Household emergency The job was unsuitable. There was discrimination by an employer based on: age; race; sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation); color; disability; marital status; family/parental status; income derived from public assistance programs; religious beliefs national origin; or political beliefs Work demands or conditions make it unreasonable to continue employment, such as working without being paid on schedule. They accepted another job of at least 30 hours per week (or equivalent) or enrolled in school at least half-time. Another household member accepted a job or enrolled in school at least half-time in another county or state, causing the household to move. They are under age 60, retire, and the employer recognizes it as retirement. They accepted a job offer that provides at least 30 hours a week, or weekly earnings at least equal to federal minimum wage times 30 hours, and that job did not materialize or meet the hourly criteria or weekly earnings through no fault of their own. They leave a job that requires frequent moves, such as Migrant Worker or Seasonal Farmworker . When adequate dependent care is reported as unavailable for children at least six and under 12. Record that a provider could not be located and do not sanction for voluntary quit. The job quit does not meet the definition of voluntary job quit or reduced work hours.

Always consider all the facts when good cause is claimed. CATN the person’s claim of good cause identifying the facts and why a disqualification was imposed or not imposed.