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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 19 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

• Second violation: The client is removed from the AG for six months or until he meets an exemption. If the client does not meet an exemption prior to the end of the penalty, he is added back into the active AG after six months. A one-person AG must reapply to establish eligibility. • Third and subsequent violations: The client is removed from the AG for 12 months or until he meets an exemption. If the client does not meet an exemption prior to the end of the penalty, he is added back into the active AG after 12 months. A one-person AG must reapply to establish eligibility. Voluntary Quit Penalty Example: Mr. Dogwood is a man in a three-person AG. Mr. Dogwood failed to register with WorkForce West Virginia in December. He was placed in a first penalty beginning in January. The length of the penalty was three months, but he did not register until April, so he was not added back into the active AG until May. In July, Mr. Dogwood quit a job of at least 30 hours a week without good cause. He was placed in a voluntary quit penalty beginning in August. Since this was his second penalty, the length of the penalty is six months. If he does not meet an exemption prior to the end of the six months, he is not eligible to be added back into the active AG until February. 14.5.1.B Non-Voluntary Quit Penalties A client who refuses or fails to register with WorkForce West Virginia, refuses employment, or refuses to provide information about employment status and job availability is subject to the following penalties for the full penalty period or until he reports a change which makes him exempt from the work requirements. See Section 14.2 for exemptions. • First violation: The client is removed from the AG for at least three months or until he meets an exemption. If after three months, the client has not complied or met an exemption, the penalty continues until he does comply or meets an exemption for some reason other than Unemployment Compensation Insurance (UCI) related activities. • Second violation: The client is removed from the AG six months or until he meets an exemption. If after six months, the client has not complied or met an exemption, the penalty continues until he does comply or meets an exemption for some reason other than UCI-related activities. • Third and subsequent violations: The client is removed from the AG for 12 months or until he meets an exemption. If after the 12 months, the client has not complied or met an exemption, the penalty continues until he does comply or meets an exemption for some reason other than UCI-related activities.