315.03 Good Cause for Voluntary Quit (FSM)

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Good cause for a voluntary quit exists when circumstances beyond the individual’s control prevent the individual from accepting or keeping a job.

The following are the acceptable good cause reasons:

·        Illness; illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member; a household emergency; the lack of transportation, or the lack of adequate child care for children who have reached age six but are under age 12.

·        Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs.

·        Work demands or conditions that render continued employment unreasonable, such as working without being paid on schedule.

·        Acceptance of employment by the individual, or enrollment by the individual in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education on at least a half-time basis, that requires the individual to leave employment.

·        Acceptance by any other household member of employment, or enrollment at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education in another county or similar political subdivision which requires the household to move and, thereby, requires the individual to leave employment.

·        Resignations by persons under the age of 60 which are recognized by the employer as retirement.

·        Resigning from a job that becomes unsuitable after the acceptance of such employment. Employment is considered suitable unless:

-         The wage offered is less than the highest of the applicable Federal minimum wage, the applicable State minimum wage, or eighty percent (80%) of the Federal minimum wage if neither the Federal nor the State minimum wage is applicable.

-         The employment offered is on a piece-rate basis and the average hourly yield the employee can reasonably be expected to earn is less than the applicable hourly wages specified above.

·        Acceptance of a job offer of more than 30 hours a week or in which the weekly earnings are equivalent to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30, that because of circumstances beyond the individual’s control, subsequently either does not materialize or results in employment of less than 30 hours a week or weekly earnings of less than 30 multiplied by the Federal minimum hourly wage, or training wage if the individual is subject to the training wage.

·        Leaving a job in connection with patterns of employment in which workers frequently move from one employer to another, such as migrant farm labor or construction work. There may be some circumstances where households apply for SNAP benefits between jobs particularly in cases where work may not yet be available at the new job site. Even though employment at the new site has not actually begun, the quitting of the previous employment must be considered as with good cause if it is part of the pattern of that type of employment.

DHHS workers must take into account the facts and circumstances, including information submitted by the employer and by the household member involved, in determining whether or not good cause exists.

References: RSA 161:2, XIII; RSA 161:4-a, IV; RSA 167:4, I(c); 7 CFR 273.7(h)(1)-(2), (i) & (j); 7 USC 2105(d)(1)(A)(v)