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Determining

Employability Status

How is an individual determined to be employable?

Individuals are employable when declaring to be employable and/or if an employability screening determines they are employable.

All GR employable individuals, except those exempted for up to 30 days for temporary medical exemption, are subject to time limits.

GR 41-401.1 –

Employable Adult What is an employable adult?

Individuals 18 through 59 and 11 months years old who indicate they are able to work and/or have been medically determined able to accept employment are considered to be employable. Refer to GR 41-303 for employability screening procedures.

GR 41-401.2 –

Requirements What are the requirements for employable individuals? Individuals who are employable must:

Apply for UIB,

Refer to GR 44-112 for details Register with EDD,

Refer to GR 41-407 for details Complete Job Search, Refer to GR 41-408 for details

Participate in General Relief Opportunities for Work (GROW),

Refer to GR 41-414 for details

Accept or Maintain Employment – Individuals must have good cause for quitting, or being fired from employment, or for refusing a bona fide offer of employment.

criteria.

NOTE: Effective October 27, 1999, the workfare project was eliminated as an employable requirement for General Relief.

For the Food Stamp program, unless an employable GR participant is working or assigned to an education/training activity for 20 hours per week, averaged monthly, the participant must continue to perform workfare in order to remain eligible for Food Stamp benefits.

In addition, if any GR/FS employable household is actively participating in either the Fastrak or Intensive Case

Management GROW component, the individual is exempt from FS ABAWD work requirements.

GR 41-402 – Full-Time

Employment Definition What is full-time employment?

Employment of 100 hours or more per month is considered full-time employment, regardless of the amount of money earned.

Refer to GR 44-114 and GR 44-114.3 for details on Earned Income Disregard (EID).

Refer to GR 41-414.3 for detail on GROW requirements.

GR 41-402.1 – Individual

Employed Full-Time Are individuals who are applying for GR and are employed full-time eligible to GR? No, individuals applying for GR and any family members who reside with them are ineligible to GR when the individual is employed full-time.

GR 41-402.2 – Approved Individual Employed Full-Time

Are approved individuals who are employed full- time eligible?

Approved individuals who are employed full-time (100 or more hours per month) are eligible to GR if the deductible Earned Income Disregard (EID) is less than the maximum grant amount for the household size.

GR 41-403 – Part-Time

Employment Definition What is part-time employment?

Employment of less than 100 hours per month is considered part-time employment.

Refer to GR 41-414.3 for details on GROW requirements for individuals employed part-time. GR 41-403.1 - Part-Time

Employment Are applicants and approved individuals who are employed part-time eligible? Yes, applicants/participants (including family

members who reside with them) who are employed part-time are eligible to GR if the deductible total (grant minus EID) is less than the grant and all other eligibility requirements are met.

GR 41-403.2 –

Requirements for Part- Time Employment

What are the requirements for individuals who are employed part-time?

To be eligible to GR, the part-time employee must: If offered, give up part-time employment to

accept full-time employment which pays the federal/California minimum wage or more; and Search for full-time employment when not at

work on the part-time job; and

Register with EDD and be available for full-time employment; and

Participate in GROW when employment is less than 20 hours per week.

GR 41-404 – Aid to First

Paycheck Can GR individuals who are hired full-time after applying for GR receive aid until their first paycheck?

Yes, individual who are hired for full-time

employment after applying for GR, are eligible to emergency aid (if all other eligibility criteria are met). The emergency aid is for whichever period is less:

Until the first paycheck is received, or

For a period of 14 calendar days, beginning with the first day of work.

Refer to GR 44-230 for details on determining the amount of emergency aid.

Verification: The Case Comments section must contain:

Date emergency aid is issued, Date of first paycheck, and

Name and title of employer representative verifying date of first paycheck.

An ABCDM 228, Applicant’s Authorization for Release of Information, (an out of drawer form) must be signed by the individual authorizing contact with the potential employer. If the individual refuses to sign the ABCDM 228, aid to first paycheck

cannot be issued. GR 41-405 –

Employability Status Changes to Employable

What happens when an individual’s employability status changes to E?

Once an individual’s employability status changes to E:

GROW will automatically schedule an orientation/appraisal appointment for the individual, and

All employable regulations apply. GR 41-406 – Exemption

from Employable Requirements

Can employable individuals be temporarily exempt from employable requirements? Yes, employable individuals may be temporarily exempt from employable requirements for 30 days if one of the following criteria is met. LEADER stops the clock while an individual is temporarily exempt. GR 41-406.1 – Criteria

for Temporary Exemption

What are the criteria for a temporary exemption?

Individuals may be exempt from employable requirements for up to 30 days in any of the following situations:

Individuals being referred for NSA evaluation when the DMH/APS Worker is not available on the day of application.

An unemployable individual’s status as a U is expiring and the employability screening

appointment cannot be made prior to the expiration date.

Individuals who have a temporary medical problem that is expected to last less than 30 days – a referral to the employability screening provider is not required.

GROW case manager requests an exemption using the ABP 296, Notification of Change, (an out of drawer form) for a GROW individual who is:

 referred for NSA evaluation

 referred for an employability screening

 temporarily experiencing a medical problem that is expected to last less than 30 days – a referral to the employability screening provider is not required. GR 41-406.2 –

Temporary Exemption Input

How is the temporary exemption input?

The 30-day temporary exemption is input and the exemption documented in Case Comments. GR 41-406.3 –

Temporary Exemption Timeframe

How long can the temporary exemption last? The maximum exemption period is 30 days. At the end of this time, if no new exemption is added, a GROW Appointment notice will be automatically generated and the time limit period resumed. GR 41-406.4 – UIB

Application Requirement

When an individual is temporarily exempt, is an application for UIB required?

Yes, all employable individuals must apply for UIB, whether or not they are exempt from employable requirements. GR 41-407 – EDD Registration GR 41-407.1 – EDD Registration Requirement

Are GR employable individuals required to register with EDD?

Yes, unless exempt, all employable individuals are required to register for work with the Employment Development Department (EDD) as a condition of eligibility.

GR 41-407.2 – EDD