Participants have the following rights:

The right to receive specific information from their eligibility workers. These rights are outlined in Combined Manual 0003.09 (Client Rights).

The right to NOT have to take a job offer that is not suitable.
Suitable employment includes a job that:

· Is within the participant’s physical and mental capacity.

· Pays hourly gross wages which are not less than the state or local minimum wage.

· Meets federal, state, county and tribal health and safety standards.

· Complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws.

The right not to be required to participate in work activities or be sanctioned if appropriate child care is not available.
Child care is not appropriate if:

· The child care provider is not licensed or is a legal non-licensed provider not registered with the county.

· The child care provider cannot speak the same language as the parent or meet other demonstrated needs for a specific language.

· The child care is not appropriate to the child’s age and any disabilities.

· The total commute time to the child care provider and work exceeds two hours round trip.

· The provider does not meet basic health and safety standards.

· The provider charges in the excess of the maximum amount the child care assistance program will pay.

For more information about other good cause reasons that sanctions cannot be imposed see 19.9 (Good Cause).