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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 12 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

14.4 SNAP VOLUNTARY QUIT 14.4.1 ACTIONS WHICH ARE VOLUNTARY QUITS Applicants who voluntarily quit employment without good cause are ineligible for three months, while a penalty is applied to an active client without good cause. See Section 14.2 and 14.5. A voluntary quit has occurred when all of the following conditions exist without good cause: • The individual left full-time employment of at least 30 hours per week, other than self- employment, of his own volition, or the individual voluntarily reduced his work hours to below 30 hours/week. • The individual who left employment was not exempt from the work requirement at the time of the quit. • The individual quit the most recent job of at least 30 hours per week within 60 days prior to the date of application, or anytime thereafter. See Section 14.4. • Special Situations o An individual who is exempt from the work requirement due to employment loses this exemption immediately upon leaving employment. The client is, therefore, subject to the work requirement penalty even though he was exempt while employed, or while working 30 hours/week. o An individual exempt from the work requirement at the time of the quit due to receipt of, or registration for, Unemployment Compensation Insurance (UCI) benefits is exempt from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) penalty. However, failure to comply with UCI requirements without good cause results in the penalties listed in Section 14.5. o An individual who meets the above conditions and is an employee of federal, state or local government is considered to have voluntarily quit a job without good cause when the individual participates in a strike against such government and is dismissed because of participation in the strike. 14.4.2 ACTIONS WHICH ARE NOT VOLUNTARY QUITS The following are not considered Voluntary Quit actions: