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Good cause for a voluntary quit exists when circumstances beyond the individual’s control prevent the individual from accepting or keeping a job. The following are the acceptable good cause reasons:
• Illness; illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member; a household emergency; or the lack of transportation.
• Discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs.
• Unreasonable work demands or conditions, such as not being paid on schedule.
• Acceptance by the individual of employment, or enrollment at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires the head of household to leave employment.
• Acceptance by another household member of employment, or enrollment at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education which requires the household to move and, thereby, requires the individual to leave employment.
• Resignations by persons under the age of 60 which are recognized by the employer as retirement.
• Employment which becomes unsuitable after the acceptance of such employment.
• Acceptance of a job offer which subsequently does not materialize or results in employment of less than 20 hours a week or weekly wages less than 20 multiplied by the federal minimum hourly wage, or training wage if the individual is subject to the training wage. The change in the job offer must be due to circumstances beyond the control of the individual.