705 Voluntary Quit/Reduction in Work Effort Provisions
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SNAP - 7 CFR 273.7 |
A. Exempt an individual from the voluntary quit/reduction in work effort provisions if s/he is exempt from work registration for any reason other than 11. in Section 702 (employed/self-employed).
B. Exempt an individual from the voluntary quit/reduction in work effort provisions if s/he has resigned from a job “at the demand of the employer” or has been terminated/fired from employment.
C. Determine whether any individual voluntarily quit employment or voluntarily reduced hours/wages:
1. Thirty days or less prior to the date of application;
2. Any time after the date of application.
D. Apply the voluntary quit provision only if:
1. The employment was for at least 30 hours per week or provided weekly earnings equivalent to the federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours;
2. The employment met the definition of suitable employment (see Section 704);
3. The quit was without good cause (see Section 712).
E. Document the decision in the case record.
F. Disqualify a mandatory individual for voluntarily quitting suitable employment or reducing work effort without good cause.
G. Terminate a sanction:
1. If the disqualified individual, prior to the effective date of the sanction or during the disqualification period, becomes exempt from the work requirements; or
2. If the disqualified individual, prior to the effective date of the sanction or during the disqualification period, returns to employment or secures new employment which is comparable in salary or hours to the job which was quit; or
3. If the minimum mandatory ineligibility period has expired (see Section 713).
a. Require the disqualification period(s) to run uninterrupted regardless of whether or not benefits are received.