County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Employment Number Page 9070024 1 of 2 Revision Date September 11 2017 A Background This section provides information regarding the treatment of employment in the GR Program Purpose The purpose of this section is to provide instructions for employment B Policy Applicantsrecipients who are employed will not be eligible if their countable income is over the maximum need level 90500 Appendix A C Definitions The table below shows definitions of different types of employment as well as their treatment in the GR Program Term DefinitionTreatment Employed Includes any employed person This includes people who are active as employed on an employers records even though that individual may not be reporting for work SelfEmployed For example salesman musician entertainer handicraft worker are considered employed Temporary or PartTime Employed On a regular basis does not make such a person fully employed If such employment is to be continued then this income must be anticipated each month Recipients with continued employment must still participate in the Work Project or complete an expended Job Search if necessary Temporary LayOffs From a regular job because of bad weather does not terminate employment Therefore the person remains employed Seasonal Workers Such as teacher farm worker and fisherman are not considered employed during the offseason periods if they are seeking employment and cooperate with all program requirements Referral for Assignment of Interest may also be required Labor Strikers Are considered employed as are those who refuse to cross picket lines in support of a labor strike unless the labor strike is the result of a violation of an applicable Health and Safety law or there is a lockout on the part of the employer Labor strikers include family members Military Personnel Awaiting discharge or on Appellate Leave are considered employed Procedure Follow the actions in the policies above to determine if an applicant is eligible to GR Program Impacts None County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA General Relief Program Guide GRPG Employment Number Page 9070024 2 of 2 References WI Code Sections 17000 GR PG Letter 56 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by September 30 2020 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations