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Registrant Requirements
Overview
Work registrants must meet the following requirements for CalFresh when requested by the agency with which they are registered (that is, Employment Services, EDD, VS):
- Comply with the specific program requirements.
- Respond to a request for supplemental information regarding employment status or availability for work.
- Report to an employer to whom they are referred, if the potential employment meets suitability requirements. Refer to Unsuitable Employment [63-407.7] for further information.
- Accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment.
- Continue suitable employment until:
- It is no longer considered suitable, or
- The registrant is terminated from employment due to circumstances beyond their control, or
- The registrant becomes exempt from work registration.
- Not to reduce hours of employment to less than 30 hours per week without good cause. Good Cause includes when the pay for the new job (which is less than 30 hours per week) is equal to or more than the pay for the old job (which was more than 30 hours per week).
- Comply with the CFET Program requirements, including completion of assigned component(s).
Unsuitable Employment [63-407.7]
The chart below describes employment which is considered unsuitable. Applicants/recipients are NOT required to accept unsuitable employment as a condition of CalFresh eligibility.
| Below minimum wage |
Salary is LESS than the highest of:
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| Piecework below minimum wage |
The employment offered is on piecework basis and the average hourly yield the employee can reasonably be expected to earn is less than the applicable hourly wages specified above. |
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Labor organization requirement |
The household member, as a condition of employment or continuing employment, is required to join, resign from, or refrain from joining any legitimate labor organization. |
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Strike or lockout |
The work offered is at a site subject to strike or lockout at the time of the offer. |
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Health and Safety Risk* |
The degree of risk to health and safety is unreasonable. |
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HH member physically or mentally unfit for the job |
The member is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment, as documented by medical evidence or by reliable information from other sources. |
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Outside HH member's major field of experience* |
The employment offered within the first 30 days of registration is not in the member's major field of experience. |
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Unreasonable commute* |
The distance from the member's home to the place of employment is unreasonable considering the expected wage and the time and cost of commuting. This includes situations where the:
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Religious interference* |
The working hours or nature of the employment interferes with the member's religious observance, convictions or beliefs. EXAMPLES:
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CalFresh E&T Components
The chart below describes the two VS CalFresh E&T components.
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Unsupervised Job Search |
Public Work Assignment |
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Recipient required to make 6-12 job contacts per week (or 24 to 48 job contacts in 4 weeks and 48 to 96 job contacts in 8 weeks. |
Recipient required to work at a public agency work project for 3 to 7 days (according to the GA grant level). |
Deferrals
CalFresh E&T Deferrals [63-407.811]
A client who is work-registered and referred to CalFresh E&T may be deferred from CalFresh E&T participation by VS.
A deferral takes place AFTER the client is work-registered, and postpones compliance with all work registration (CFET) activities. VS determines whether a work-registrant referred to them should be deferred from CFET participation.
A deferral differs from an exemption because:
- An exemption allows an individual not to register for work.
- A deferral allows a client who is registered for work to postpone participation in CFET activities for a period of time.
A work registrant may be deferred from CFET participation for:
- Physical or mental problems.
- Lack of child care.
- Lack of transportation; remoteness.
- Family difficulties.
- Legal difficulties.
- Temporary unemployment (expected to return to work within 60 days).
- Under 18 years of age or 50 years or older.
- Living in a CalFresh household with a child under 18.
- Living in a federally determined work surplus area.
- Veterans that have been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
Note: Individuals that are deferred from E&T may participate on a voluntary basis.
A deferral is made for a specific time period. VS may defer a registrant from job search for any period of time up to the entire certification period. VS will notify the EW when a client is deferred from participation in CalFresh E&T.
An applicant/recipient who has a death in the immediate family may be temporarily deferred by VS from participation in the CalFresh E&T program.
VS may defer a client from participation in the CalFresh E&T program if the client develops medical problems after being work-registered. If the EW obtains medical verification of incapacity, the EW shall then exempt the client from work registration.
Disqualification Overview
The chart below provides an overview of the work requirement and voluntary quit disqualifications.
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DISQUALIFICATION CAUSE |
WHO TO DISQUALIFY |
WHICH OCCURRENCE |
DISQUALIFICATION PERIOD |
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WORK REQUIREMENTS OR VOLUNTARY JOB QUIT |
Non-cooperating individual |
First Disqualification after 2/1/97 |
1 month |
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WORK REQUIREMENTS OR VOLUNTARY JOB QUIT |
Non-cooperating individual |
Second Disqualification after 2/1/97 |
3 months |
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WORK REQUIREMENTS OR VOLUNTARY JOB QUIT |
Non-cooperating individual |
Third And Each Subsequent Disqualification after 2/1/97 |
6 months |
Related Topics
Work Registration Requirements