(a) For the
purposes of determining "good cause" under
AS
47.27.015(c) (refusal of or
voluntary separation from suitable employment),
AS
47.27.085(a) (failure to
comply with a condition of the FSSP under
AS
47.27.030 and failure to participate in work
activities under
AS
47.27.035 ), and
7
AAC 45.495(a) (reduction of income),
the following circumstances may constitute good cause:
(1) the recipient is a single parent of a
child under age six years and child care is not appropriate or available, as
specified in
AS
47.27.035 and defined in
7
AAC 45.260;
(2) participation would interfere with the
recipient's attempt, or the attempt by a member of the recipient's immediate
family, to escape domestic violence or its escalation;
(3) the limited strength and stamina of a
recipient over age 59;
(4) a sudden
and temporary situation beyond the control of the family, affecting health of a
member or ability to comply, including family illness or death or tragedies of
nature;
(5) the recipient must
appear in court or serve on a jury;
(6) is in detention under
AS
47.12.240 or incarcerated;
(7) necessary transportation breaks down or
otherwise becomes unavailable, and the recipient lacks a reasonable
alternative;
(8) weather conditions
prohibit travel;
(9) the recipient
accepts a job with gross wages and employee benefits equal to or greater than
those at the job left;
(10) the
recipient is separated from paid employment for a reason outside the
recipient's control and not due to the recipient's action or
inaction;
(11) the recipient's
wages are reduced for a reason outside the recipient's control and not due to
the recipient's action or inaction;
(12) the job is available because of a labor
dispute or is otherwise involved in a labor dispute;
(13) the work is more hazardous to the
individual than to the average worker employed in a similar job;
(14) the wages do not meet the Alaska minimum
wage requirement;
(15) the
recipient cares for the recipient's child under 17 weeks of age;
(16) the recipient has been subjected to
discrimination, in violation of
AS
18.80.220;
(17) the recipient refuses or voluntarily
separates from employment to participate in an approved vocational education or
training opportunity that is included in the FSSP;
(18) the recipient refuses or voluntarily
leaves employment to accept employment included in the FSSP that might not
initially provide wages and benefits equal to or greater than those at the job
refused or left, but is more likely to provide greater gross wages and benefits
in the future.
(b) With
regard to the work-activities requirement in
AS
47.27.035, the definition of "good cause" in
(a) of this section applies in addition to the exemptions listed in
AS
47.27.035.
(c) A parent or caretaker who is exempt from
participation in work activities under
AS
47.27.035 may claim the exemption as good
cause for refusal of or voluntary separation from suitable employment under
AS
47.27.015(c).
