Glossary Terms Beginning with W
Definitions for words starting with W are listed on this page. Take the link above or scroll down to the glossary term.
Work Registrant Definition
Work registrants are NA participants, age 16 to 59, who do not qualify for any of the work requirement exemptions and are subject to the NA work requirements.
NOTE When work registrants fail to comply with any of the NA work requirements, they can be
disqualified(g).
An NA work registrant is a person who meets one of the following criteria:
●Does not qualify for any of the work requirement exemptions.
●Qualifies for an ABAWD exemption and does not qualify for any of the NA work requirement exemptions.
For example, a participant is a work registrant when they qualify for an ABAWD exemption because they are responsible for a 10-year-old child and do not qualify for any of the work requirement exemptions.
See NA Work Requirement Exemptions for more information.
Work Requirements Good Cause Definition
Good cause for work requirements is a sufficient reason, based on circumstances beyond a participant’s control, for failing to meet work requirements. A good cause reason is an opportunity for the participant to present relevant information on the issue of noncompliance with work requirements. A good cause reason can lead to continued participation in the program and avoidance of losing benefits.
FAA considers all the facts and circumstances, on a case-by-case basis, to determine whether a good cause reason exists.
See
Good Cause Reasons for list of possible good cause reasons.
Worker Definition
An FAA employee responsible for determining eligibility for public assistance programs. Public assistance programs include the following:
●CA (Cash Assistance)
●NA (Nutrition Assistance)
●MA (Medical Assistance)
●TC (Tuberculosis Control)
Worker includes, and is not limited to, any of the following:
●Eligibility Interviewer (EI)
●Supervisor
●Office Support Staff (OST)
●Employee
●Contractor
●Temporary Employee
●Program Services Evaluator (PSE)
●Volunteer
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Definition
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a comprehensive workforce investment system whose purpose is to increase productivity and reduce welfare dependency. WIOA provides workforce investment activities designed to increase all of the following:
●Employment
●Employment retention and earnings
●Occupational skills
●Quality of the workforce
WIOA includes, and is not limited to, all of the following:
●Allowances
●Dislocated Worker Program
●Disaster Relief Employment funded under the National Emergency Grant of the Act Earnings
●Individual Training Accounts (ITA) designated to supplement or pay for all costs for training at a qualified institution.
●On-the-Job-Training (OJT) income
●Payments
●Reimbursements
●Work Experience Program, see
WEX for more information.