315.01 Definition of Voluntary Quit SR 97-34, 09/97 (FSM-A)

Any individual in a household has voluntary quit a job when within 60 days prior to application or at any time while receiving benefits that individual:

• Leaves employment unannounced;

• Does not return to work; or

• Reduces their work effort to less than 30 hours per week without good cause.

Voluntary quit procedures do not apply to individuals who:

• End self-employment;

• Resign a job at the employer’s demand;

• Are currently on strike; or

Exception: Any local, state, or federal government employee who loses their job because of participation in a strike is considered to have voluntarily quit.

• Are exempt from work registration requirements.

Exception: Individuals exempt from work registration due to employment of 30 hours per week, or due to weekly earnings that equal or exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage, are not exempt from voluntary quit policy.

For voluntary quit purposes, a job must involve either of the following:

• 20 hours a week; or

• A weekly wage of at least 20 multiplied by the federal minimum wage, or by the training wage if the individual is subject to it.

References: He-W 734.01, RSA 161:2, XIII, RSA 161:4-a, IV, 7 CFR 273.7(j), 7 USC 2015(d)(1)(A)(v)