602-1 H.     CASEWORKER RESPONSIBILITIES - WORK REQUIREMENTS

1. Inform all work required individuals in writing of their work requirements, their rights and responsibilities, and the penalties for failing to comply. In order to meet this federal requirement, the F001 notice must be sent at application and recertification when there is a work required SNAP household member, anytime a previously exempt individual becomes subject to work requirements, and anytime a work required household member moves into a SNAP household. See MS 602-1(G)2 for a list of individuals who are exempt.
   
   

2. Register each adult who is not exempt from basic work requirements. The caseworker registers the individual through the entry of a date in the WR DATE field on the EIS Work Activities (WORK) screen.
   
   

3. Obtain verification to support an exemption, if the individual's exemption is questionable.  The adult will be required to comply with the work requirements unless this documentation is provided.
   
   

4. Require eligible strikers to register for work unless otherwise exempt.  Strikers ordered back to work under the Taft-Hartley Act who refuse to return to work are out of compliance with work requirements.
   
   

5. Ensure work registration procedures are followed at initial certification and every 12 months thereafter for each household member not exempt.  Registration is made at initial certification and every 12 months thereafter unless exempt, or at any time changes are reported which affect the household member's exempt status for work registration.  Registration is required with every new application following any break in service.
   
   

6. Process changes in work requirement exempt status.

Individuals losing exemption status due to a change in circumstances the household is required to report must register for work within 10 days of the reported change.