Good Cause 430-05-40-25-10

(Revised 01/01/04 ML2893)

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The worker is responsible for determining good cause when an individual has failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter. Factors to consider include information submitted by the household member involved and the employer.

 

Good cause for leaving employment includes but is not limited to:

1. Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs.
2. Work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable.

Example:

Working without being paid on schedule.

3. If any household member accepts employment, or enrolls at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires the wage earner to leave employment or move to another area.
4. Resignations by individuals under the age of 60 that are recognized by the employer as retirement.
5. Leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently move from one employer to another.

Examples:

Migrant farm labor or construction work.

6. Resigning from a job that does not meet the suitable employment criteria.
7. Circumstances beyond the individual’s control, including but not limited to:

1. Illness.
2. Illness of another household member requiring the presence of the individual.
3. A household emergency.
4. Unavailability of transportation.
5. Lack of adequate child care for children who have reached age six, but are under age 12.
6. Acceptance of employment of more than 30 hours a week which doesn't materialize or results in employment of less than 30 hours a week.