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VT LEG #363612 v.1 (e) The Commissioner may require a participant to participate in a job search, coordinated by the Commissioner, for the number of hours per week that corresponds to the participant’s work requirement hours under subsection (c) of this section, or a lesser amount that in combination with the participant’s unsubsidized employment equals the participant’s work requirement hours under subsection (c) of this section. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a participant’s hours of unpaid work activities unpaid work activities that are not primarily education, job search, job readiness, or training activities shall not exceed the levels established by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Adjustments required to conform with the Fair Labor Standards Act shall be made pursuant to calculation standards established by the Commissioner by rule. Sec. 8. 33 V.S.A. § 1114 is amended to read: § 1114. DEFERMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, AND REFERRAL * * * (b) The work requirements shall be either modified or deferred for: * * * (5) A participant who is needed in the home on a full- or part-time basis in order to care for an ill or disabled parent, spouse, or child. In granting deferments, the Department shall fully consider the participant’s preference as to the number of hours the participant is able to leave home to participate in work activities. A deferral or modification of the work requirement exceeding