1200.2.5 Unsuitable Employment

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Do not impose a voluntary quit or reduction-in-job-hours disqualification if the job meets one of the following: The wage offered is less than: The applicable federal or Vermont Minimum Wage - For the current Vermont minimum wage click here (whichever is higher), or 80 percent of the federal minimum wage , if neither the federal nor Vermont minimum wage is applicable. The job is on a piece-rate basis and the average hourly earnings are less than the hourly wage as defined above. The person must join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization to get or keep the job. The job offered is at a site currently subject to a strike or lockout, unless : the strike has been enjoined under Section 208 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (commonly known as the Taft-Hartley Act), or an injunction has been issued under Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act. Daily commuting time exceeds 2 hours a day, not including taking a child to and from childcare. Note : When a household move results in more than 2 hours commuting time, the job is unsuitable. This includes moves within the state as well as from state to state. This applies whether a person leaves a job before or after the move. The distance to the place of employment is too far to walk, and neither public nor private transportation is available to get the person to the job site. The person is physically or mentally unfit to perform the job. Note : Verification is required. The job is offered within the first 30 days of registration and is not in the person’s major field of experience. The working hours or nature of the job interferes with the person’s religious observations, convictions, or beliefs.

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1200.2.5 Unsuitable Employment

Official source

Do not impose a voluntary quit or reduction-in-job-hours disqualification if the job meets one of the following: The wage offered is less than: The applicable federal or Vermont Minimum Wage - For the current Vermont minimum wage click here (whichever is higher), or 80 percent of the federal minimum wage , if neither the federal nor Vermont minimum wage is applicable. The job is on a piece-rate basis and the average hourly earnings are less than the hourly wage as defined above. The person must join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization to get or keep the job. The job offered is at a site currently subject to a strike or lockout, unless : the strike has been enjoined under Section 208 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (commonly known as the Taft-Hartley Act), or an injunction has been issued under Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act. Daily commuting time exceeds 2 hours a day, not including taking a child to and from childcare. Note : When a household move results in more than 2 hours commuting time, the job is unsuitable. This includes moves within the state as well as from state to state. This applies whether a person leaves a job before or after the move. The distance to the place of employment is too far to walk, and neither public nor private transportation is available to get the person to the job site. The person is physically or mentally unfit to perform the job. Note : Verification is required. The job is offered within the first 30 days of registration and is not in the person’s major field of experience. The working hours or nature of the job interferes with the person’s religious observations, convictions, or beliefs.