WAC 388-444-0075. What are the penalties if you quit a job or reduce your work effort without good cause?

(1) If you have applied for basic food and have voluntarily quit a job or reduced your work effort as defined under WAC 388-444-0065 without good cause within thirty days before applying for basic food, we will deny your application and impose a penalty period as described under subsection (3) of this section from the date of your application. (2) If you already receive basic food and quit your job or reduce your work effort without good cause, we will send you a letter notifying you that you will be disqualified from basic food. The disqualification in subsection (3) of this section begins the first of the month following our notice of adverse action. (3) You are disqualified for the following minimum periods of time and until the conditions in subsection (4) of this section are met: (a) For the first quit or reduction of work effort, one benefit month; (b) For the second quit or reduction of work effort, three benefit months; and (c) For the third or subsequent quit or reduction of work effort, six benefit months. (4) You may reestablish eligibility after serving the disqualification period if you comply with the work requirements under WAC 388-444-0005 and are otherwise eligible. (5) If you become exempt from work registration under WAC 388-444-0010 , we will end your disqualification for a job quit or reduction of work effort. (6) If you are exempt or requalify due to participation in unemployment compensation (UC) or temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), you must meet the work requirements in these programs to remain eligible for basic food. (7) If you are disqualified, and move from the assistance unit, and join another assistance unit, we will continue to treat you as an ineligible member of the new assistance unit for the remainder of the disqualification period.