209.29 Unemployment: Refusing an Offer of Employment or Training SR 97-09, 03/97 (FAM-A)

The PWE must not have refused a definite offer of employment within 30 days prior to receipt of assistance, as long as the offer is at a wage that is customary for the community. Furthermore, in the same time period the PWE must not have refused a specific training opportunity at a specific location.

A PWE may refuse an offer of work or training made through NH Employment Security (NHES) or under a program established by the Job Training and Partnership Act (JTPA). But the PWE must explain good cause for the refusal. The agency which supervises the PWE’s work requirements determines if a definite job or training offer was made and if good cause is present to refuse it.

If the PWE refuses an offer of work or training that is made neither by NHES nor under JTPA, the PWE must still provide a statement to explain good cause for the refusal. In these cases, the DFA supervisor determines whether an offer was made and whether the PWE has good cause to refuse it. *