B VQ/RWE - Exemptions
Effective for benefit month 04/2020 until further notice, see
Urgent Bulletin emailed 03/27/2020 regarding work requirements.
Participants are exempt from VQ/RWE requirements when the following applies:
The participant currently is, or was exempt from one of the following at the time of the voluntary quit or reduction in work effort, for the appropriate program:
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Participants who are employed are exempt from NA E&T or CA Jobs participation requirements. These participants are not exempt from VQ/RWE requirements. (See WORW for work registration status)
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●The voluntary quit or reduction in work effort results from one of the following:
Reduction of work hours by the employer, while working for that same employer
Terminating a self-employment enterprise
Resigning from a job or reducing work hours at the demand of the employer
●The participant who voluntarily quits or reduces work effort accepts other employment of comparable hours or salary.
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Do not consider a job incomparable simply because the number of hours or the salary of the new job is lower than the job that is quit. A participant can quit a job for one that might offer more opportunity.
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