A household may be subject to sanction if the head of the household as defined in FSC 3120, voluntarily quits a job. Sanctions may be applicable if a voluntary quit occurs:

60 days or less before the date of application; or

At any time while the household is participating in the program.

Sanctions are also applicable when a voluntary quit occurs but is not reported in a timely fashion. This includes, but is not limited to the following instances:

A voluntary quit occurs 60 days or less before the date of application, is not reported by the household at application, and is discovered after application approval.

A voluntary quit occurs between the date of the application interview and the date of application approval and is reported after the approval notice is received by the household.

A voluntary quit occurs while the household is certified but is not reported in a timely fashion.

**Whenever a loss of earned income is reported at initial application, re-application, reported change, or on a quarterly report the caseworker must determine if the voluntary quit sanctions are to be applied. If an individual quits employment of 20 hours or more per week, secures new employment and is then laid off or terminated from the new job, the earlier quit will not be used as the basis of a disqualification. This statement is true for both applicant households and participating households.

The following steps must be completed to determine if a voluntary quit has occurred and a sanction should be applied.

Step 1 -Determine if the employment involved 20 hours or more per week or provided weekly earnings equivalent to the Federal minimum wage of $4.25 multiplied by 20 hours. If yes, go to step 2. If no, the household will not be sanctioned.

Step 2 -Determine if the member who quit was the head of household at the time of the quit. See FSC 3120-3121. In case of applicant households, it may be necessary to ask the household if it wishes to designate its head of household.

If the member who quit was the head of household, go to step

3.

If no, the household will not be sanctioned.

Step 3 -Determine if the member who quit is between the ages of 16 and 60. If this member is less than age 16 or age 60 or older, a sanction will not be applied. If this member is between ages of 16 and 59, go to step 4.

Step 4 -Determine if the member who quit is subject to the work registration requirements. Use FSC 3200 - 3290. If this member is exempt from the requirements at the time the quit occurred (excluding the exemption for employment) or presently exempt, no sanction will be applied. If the member who quit is subject to work registration, go to step 5.

Step 5 -Determine if the quit was for good cause. Use FSC 3630. If yes, the household will not be sanctioned. If no, the household will be sanctioned. See FSC 3640 for the applicable sanction.