7 CFR § 273.7(j)


Mandatory registrants must not voluntarily:

Job Quit

7 CFR § 273.7(j)(1)-(3)(i)-(ii) and (iv)-(v)


A mandatory registrant voluntarily quit a job if:

  • the registrant worked at least 30 hours a week, or the job provided weekly earnings equal to the Federal minimum wage times 30 hours;
  • the quit/job termination occurred within 60 days of the application, or any time after application; and
  • the reason for the quit/job termination was without good cause.

Note: Participation in a strike by a Federal, State, or local government employee is a voluntary quit without good cause.


A mandatory registrant did not voluntarily quit a job if the registrant:

  • did not re-enlist in the military; 
  • resigned from the job at the employer’s request for reasons beyond the individual’s control, such as being unable to complete the required work assignments; or
  • stopped a self-employment business.


Apply disqualification penalties if the registrant voluntarily quit a job without good cause.


Note:  Voluntary quit applies to an individual whose only exemption from work registration was employment of at least 30 hours a week (or equivalent earnings).

Reduced Work Hours

7 CFR § 273.7(j)(1)-(3)(i) and (iii)-(v)


A mandatory registrant voluntarily reduced their work hours if the:

  • hours were reduced to less than 30 hours a week by the employee, not the employer; and
  • reduction occurred within 60 days of the application, or any time after application.

 

A mandatory registrant did not voluntarily reduce work hours to less than 30 hours a week if the reduction in hours is temporary for reasons such as:

  • illness, 
  • personal business, or 
  • vacation.


Apply disqualification penalties if the mandatory registrant voluntarily reduced work hours without good cause.


Note: Reduced work hours applies to an individual whose only exemption from work registration was employment of at least 30 hours a week (or equivalent earnings).