HAR §17-656.1-12. Voluntary quit for applicants

(a) An applicant household, except as specified in subsection (b), shall be ineligible for assistance if within sixty days prior to the date of application a work eligible individual household member voluntarily quit his or her last full-time employment without good cause. (b) An applicant household shall not be subject to the voluntary quit provisions of this section if the household is currently serving a sanction period for a noncompliance with FTW or job termination. In this situation, the applicant household shall be subject to the sanction provisions specified in section 17-794.1- 42. (c) If a work eligible individual quits his or her job without good cause after the date of application, but prior to the date a disposition is rendered on the application, the household shall be treated as if it were a recipient household and section 17-794.1-42 shall apply. (d) Good cause for a voluntary quit shall be as specified in section 17-794.1-40. [Eff 7/16/99; comp 1/20/05; am 1/17/08; am and comp 6/26/09] (Auth: HRS §346-14) (Imp. 42 U.S.C. §§602, 607; HRS §346-14) §