R986-300-302. Refugee Resettlement Program (RRP)

(1) RRP provides resettlement assistance to refugees to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency within the shortest possible time after entry into the state.

(2) Financial and medical assistance may be provided to eligible refugees who meet the time limit requirements of R986-300-306 as funding permits.

(3) Refugee Social Services as identified in 45 CFR 400.154, and 400.155 may be provided to eligible refugees who meet the eligibility requirements of 45 CFR 400.152.

(4) Refugee child welfare services will be provided to refugee unaccompanied minor children in accordance with 45 CFR 400 Subpart H.

(5) The following definitions apply to RRP:

(a) "Appropriate employment" means employment that pays a wage which meets or exceeds the applicable federal or state minimum wage law and has daily and weekly hours customary to the occupation. If the minimum wage laws do not apply, the wage must equal what is normally paid for similar work and in no case less than three-fourths of the minimum wage rate.

(b) "Good cause" for quitting or refusing work can be established if the client shows:

(i) the job is vacant due to a strike, lockout, or other genuine labor dispute;

(ii) the client is required to work contrary to his membership in the union governing that occupation;

(iii) the employment was deemed a risk to the health or safety of the worker;

(iv) the employment lacked Workers' Compensation Insurance; or

(v) the individual is unable to engage in employment for physical reasons or lack of child care or transportation.