Wash. Admin. Code § 388-444-0065 - Am I eligible for basic food if I quit my job or reduce my work effort?
(1) You are not
eligible for basic food if you voluntarily quit your current job without good
cause as defined in WAC
388-444-0070, and:
(a) You were working or self-employed for
thirty hours or more per week or you had weekly earnings at least equal to the
federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty hours;
(b) The day you quit or the last day you
worked was within thirty days before you applied for basic food or any time
after application; and
(c) At the
time you quit or the last day you worked, you would have been required to
register for work as defined in WAC
388-444-0005.
(2) You are not eligible for basic
food if you voluntarily reduce your work effort without good cause as defined
in WAC 388-444-0070, and:
(a) You were working or self-employed for
thirty hours or more per week or you had weekly earnings at least equal to the
federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty hours;
(b) You reduced your work effort within
thirty days before you applied for basic food or any time after application;
(c) After the reduction, you are
working less than thirty hours per week or your weekly earnings are not at
least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty hours;
and
(d) At the time of the
reduction you would have been required to register for work as defined in WAC
388-444-0005.
(3) You are not eligible to
receive basic food if you have participated in a strike against a federal,
state, or local government and have lost your employment because of such
participation within thirty days of application.
(4) The following are not considered
voluntary quits:
(a) Ending a self-employment
enterprise; or
(b) Resigning at the
request of the employer.
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