<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:44"><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000000">67:12:06:44</span></a><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001">.  Good cause for refusal to accept employment.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> For purposes of public assistance, good cause for refusing to accept employment </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">is established if</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    (1)  The individual is not physically or mentally capable of performing the work on a regular basis;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    (2)  The </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">offered </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">wages, hours, or other </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">work </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">conditions are substantially less favorable than those </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">found</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> for similar work in the locality;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    (3)  The position is vacant due directly to a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    (4)  The individual is, as a condition of </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">employment</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">, required to join</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> resign from</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> or refrain from joining a labor organization; </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    (5)  The total daily commuting time to and from home to the work site </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">by available transportation </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">exceeds two hours, exclusive of the time necessary to transport children to and from a child care facility. If a longer commuting time is </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">common</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> in the community, the round trip commuting time may not exceed the </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">commuting time common in the community</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> 8 SDR 125, effective April 15, 1982</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">; 52 SDR 55, effective December 2, 2025</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000001">Cross-References:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">Good cause for refusing employment, 45 C.F.R. § 233.20(a)(11)(iii)(B)</span><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">    </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">Medical verification supporting applicant's or recipient's inability to be employed, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:06:45"><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0-000003">67:12:06:45</span></a><span class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481cP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s9388676e-6867-42b1-85b5-57781999481c000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>