705 Voluntary Quit/Reduction in Work Effort Provisions
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Food Stamps - 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. Sixty 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. Sanction a mandatory individual for voluntarily quitting suitable employment or reducing work effort without good cause unless otherwise exempt.
G. End the sanction:
1. If the assistance unit member who caused the sanction returns to employment or secures new employment which is comparable in salary or hours to the job which was quit; and
2. The minimum amount of benefits has been lost (see Section 713).