3-001.04C1 Employment and Training Compliance

Any household member required to participate in the E & T Program must comply with all the requirements of the component s/he is assigned to including any of the following:

1. Attending a job training workshop;

2. Making a specified number of contacts with potential employers;

3. Following up on job leads; and

4. Accepting suitable employment if offered.

The definition of suitable employment is located at 475 NAC 1-002.

The worker must explain the requirements of the assigned component to any household member required to participate in the E & T Program. In addition, mandatory E & T participants must be informed that they may be exempted from participation if their monthly expenses that are reasonably necessary and directly related to participation in the E & T Program exceed the allowable reimbursement amount.

If the household member does not comply, the worker must send the household a timely notice which includes a statement outlining the disqualification. The timely notice must include a disqualification statement that informs the household of the:

1. Individual who is being disqualified;

2. Reason for the disqualification;

3. Minimum length of the disqualification; and

4. Action the individual can take to end the E & T disqualification, if applicable.

The Employment and Training (E & T) disqualification remains in effect until the individual has:

1. Served the minimum disqualification period;

2. Complied with E & T requirement that caused disqualification, if longer than minimum disqualification period; or

Compliance with E & T begins when the individual completes whatever further participation is required.
  1. If the individual did not attend the appointment with the E & T contractor, the individual would have to attend the appointment.
  2. If the individual did not complete the contractor paperwork, the individual would have to complete the paperwork; or
  3. If the individual did not follow through with attending the eight-week workshop, the individual must attend the workshop for a period of one calendar week in order to demonstrate a willingness to participate.

3. Become exempt from the regular work requirements.

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