<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:10:06:24 Penalty for refusing to accept employment or additional hours or terminating employment or reducing hours.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:06:24"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:10:06:24 Penalty for refusing to accept employment or additional hours or terminating employment or reducing hours."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>67:10:06:24.&nbsp;&nbsp;Penalty for refusing to accept employment or additional hours or terminating employment or reducing hours.</span></b> If an applicant refuses to accept employment or additional hours of employment, terminates employment, or reduces hours of employment without good cause within the 60 days preceding the date of application, the assistance unit is ineligible for assistance. The period of ineligibility is limited to a maximum of 60 days from the date:</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Employment was terminated;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;An offer of employment was refused;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Employment hours were reduced; or</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;The applicant refused to accept additional hours of employment.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If a recipient refuses to accept employment or additional hours of employment, terminates employment, or reduces hours of employment without good cause within 30 days prior to the date the application or report form is received by the department, the assistance unit is ineligible for assistance. The period of ineligibility is limited to three payment months. The first month of ineligibility is the first month after the notice requirements of chapter 67:10:10 are met. The department shall apply this penalty at any time if a report is made by the department employment specialist or Department of Labor and Regulation employment specialist following the notice requirements in chapter 67:10:10.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In either case, the length of the penalty expires if the applicant or recipient secures employment with comparable hours and earnings or is no longer living in the home.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The assistance unit must make a new application for assistance when the penalty period expires, the applicant or recipient secures employment with comparable earnings, or the applicant or recipient is no longer living in the home.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Source:</span></b> 24 SDR 24, effective August 31, 1997; 30 SDR 211, effective July 1, 2004; 36 SDR 103, effective December 21, 2009; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>General Authority:</span></b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-10">28-7A-10</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-11">28-7A-11.</A></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Law Implemented:</span></b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-3">28-7A-3(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-10">28-7A-10</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-7A-11">28-7A-11.</A></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cross-References:</span></b></span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Good cause for refusing to accept employment or additional hours, &#167;&nbsp;67:10:06:26.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Good cause for terminating employment or reducing hours of employment, &#167;&nbsp;67:10:06:27.</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html>