General Relief Policy - Department of Public Social Services

Unemployable During a
Penalty
GR 41-411.12 – When to
Apply 0/30/60 Day
Penalty
If a sanctioned individual subsequently becomes
unemployable, the sanction is removed for that
person and all family members aide don the same
case effective the date the determination of
unemployability is made.
When is the 0/30/60 day penalty applied to
Employable cases?
A 0/30/60 day penalty is applied when an
employable individual, without good cause:
Is fired from or quits a job, including Workforce
Investment Act (WIA) employment, or refuses a
bona fide job offer.
Refused/failed to perform required job search.
‣ A completed ABP 85 was not returned by
the due date.
‣ The required number of job searches was
not performed.
‣ Verification of the ABP 85 shows an invalid
response.
‣ The ABP 85 was falsified.
Refused/failed to register or re-register with
EDD.
Refused/failed to comply with any GROW
requirements.
Refused/failed an employment-related
requirement in another county for which the
individual was sanctioned by the other county.
The penalty period is the period imposed by the
other county.
GR 41-411.13 – Job
Search Cure
How does the Job Search Cure affect the 0/30/60
day penalty period?
Once the completed ABP 85 is validated per
existing procedures, the remainder of the sanction
period is waived and the individual can reapply
effective the date the completed ABP 85 is
submitted, unless there are other sanctionable
reasons. When there is non-compliance for