Determination of Job Quit/Refusal of Employment 400-19-45-75-20

(Revised 6/1/10 ML #3218)

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Upon receipt of the application, if it has been determined that a bona fide offer was refused or employment was terminated by a household member without good cause during the 30-day period prior to the date the application is filed, the household will be ineligible for 30 days following the actual date of refusal or termination of employment. The earliest date the household could be determined eligible is the 31st day after refusal or termination. (The day of refusal or termination is not counted as part of the 30-day period.)

Example: The household applied for TANF on April 15th. Head of household was employed until April 14th, when the employer fired the individual for poor attendance. A firing due to poor attendance would be considered a job quit.  

 

The household will not be eligible for TANF until the 31st day AFTER the job quit or effective May 15th.   The application must be denied for April.  The same application can be used to register and determine eligibility for May. The automated computer system will pro-rate the May benefit from May 15th, the date of eligibility based on the job quit.