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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 14

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 20 Chapter 14 Work Requirements

Non-Voluntary Quit Penalty Example 1: In April, Mr. Zinnia, a client, fails to register with WorkForce West Virginia and refuses a job offer. He incurs the first penalty for failure to register and is disqualified for a minimum of three months beginning in May. In June, Mr. Zinnia registers with WorkForce West Virginia, but still has a month of the penalty left. Effective August 1, his first penalty ends, but his second penalty for refusing a job offer begins after expiration of the first penalty, taking into consideration advance notice requirements. Non-Voluntary Quit Penalty Example 2: In June, Mr. Rose, a client, fails to register with WorkForce West Virginia and a penalty is imposed effective July 1. At the end of the minimum penalty period of three months, he still has not registered, so the penalty continues. In November, Mr. Rose reports he is working 35 hours a week. Since he meets an exemption, he is added back to the AG effective December. In February, he reports he was fired. He does not meet another exemption. He has still not registered with WorkForce West Virginia, so he remains subject to the original penalty. He is ineligible until he registers with WorkForce West Virginia or meets another exemption. 14.5.2 WV WORKS CLIENT A WV WORKS client who is exempt from SNAP work requirements only because he is subject to, and complying with, a WV WORKS requirement in Section 18.9 is subject to the following penalties when he does not comply. A WV WORKS offense that involves a work requirement which results in application of a WV WORKS sanction may also result in a SNAP penalty. See Section 14.10. • First violation: The client is removed from the AG until the client reports a change that makes him exempt according to Section 14.2.1.B for some reason other than UCI- related activities or for a maximum of three months. Following the end of the first penalty, the Worker must add the client to the active AG, if the client is otherwise eligible. • Second violation: The client is removed from the AG until the client reports a change that makes him exempt according to Section 14.2.1.B for some reason other than UCI- related activities or for a maximum of an additional six months. Following the end of the second penalty, the Worker must add the client to the active AG, if the client is otherwise eligible. • Third and subsequent violations: The client is removed from the AG until the client reports a change that makes him exempt according to Section 14.2.1.B for some reason other than UCI-related activities or for a maximum of an additional 12 months. Following