REFUSING OR TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT
ISSUE DATE: 02/2023
A leave of absence is NOT considered refusing or terminating employment. See TEMP Manual TE19.143 (Coding STAT/JOBS for a Leave of Absence) for MAXIS coding instructions.
MFIP:
Sanction participants for failure to accept suitable employment or for terminating suitable employment, ONLY if they are enrolled in MFIP Employment Services (MFIP-ES). See 0028.18.03 (Suitable/Unsuitable Work).
Participants who are extended under an employed extension category are not subject to sanction when employment ends or when there is a reduction of work hours below 25 hours per week. In these cases, the participant is exempt from the hourly employment requirement for 1 month. After 1 month, if the participant is not working at least 25 hours per week, evaluate the participant for another extension category. Close with proper 10-day notice if the criteria for another extension category is not met.
Participants extended under this extension category must meet all remaining requirements in the employment plan or are subject to sanction. See 0011.33.03 (MFIP Employed Extension Category), 0011.33.03.03 (Limited Work Due to Illness/Disability).
When a job counselor determines that a sanction is appropriate for failure to accept or terminating suitable employment, the job counselor will notify the financial worker using the DWP/MFIP Status Update Form (DHS-3165) (PDF). When you get the Status Update Form, send the participant a Notice of Adverse Action (NOAA). See 0028.30 (Sanctions for Failure to Comply - Cash).
DWP:
Disqualify family units when a participant(s) fails to accept suitable employment or terminates suitable employment without good cause. See 0028.18 (Good Cause for Non-Compliance--MFIP/DWP).
SNAP:
Certain SNAP recipients must follow work rules to get SNAP benefits. For information about general work rules see 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP) and for time-limited rules, see 0011.24 (Time-limited SNAP Recipients). For information about granting good cause and sanction information when someone is non-compliant with work rules, see 0028.21 (Good Cause Non-Compliance for SNAP/MSA/GA/GRH), 0028.30.06 (Sanctions for Not Meeting SNAP Work Rules).
MSA, GA, GRH:
No provisions.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 12/2021 | in MFIP deletes reference to voluntary/involuntary loss of employment & adds information about reduction of work hours. Adds participants must meet all remaining requirements in the employment plan. |
| 11/2021 | in SNAP deletes all previous provisions and adds new provisions. |
| 10/2019 | in SNAP deletes the former first 4 paragraphs and adds new clarifying language for if a mandatory work registrant, voluntarily and without good cause quits a job or reduces hours. It also adds sanction information. |
| 01/2019 | in SNAP in the 5th paragraph in the 1st bullet and in the 8th paragraph in the last bullet deletes "or SNAP E&T participation" because SNAP E&T is now voluntary. |
| 01/2018 | in SNAP adds a cross reference to 0010.08.02 (Mandatory Verifications – SNAP). |
| 04/2015 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 03/2014 | in SNAP adds "or voluntarily reduce work hours" throughout. In 5th paragraph, 3rd bullet deletes "reduced his or her hours while working for the same employer, or". These changes are due to policy clarification provided by Food and Nutrition Service." |
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