8.4 Extending Post-Subsidized Employment Services

Contractors may extend job search assistance and retention services up to an additional 60 days under the following circumstances:

• Loss of Unsubsidized Employment Employment for which an agency provides no subsidy to the employer. – Individuals who previously gained unsubsidized employment and lose their unsubsidized employment may receive an extension for job search assistance.

• Obtains Unsubsidized Employment – Individuals who previously ended subsidized employment that gain unsubsidized employment may receive an extension for retention services.

• As Determined by the Contractor The entities under contract with DCF to administer the TJ and TMJ contracts. – Individuals that the Contractors determine need services to continue to develop or strengthen specific workplace competencies may receive an extension for job search assistance or retention services.

The 60-day extension period begins effective the date of a change in circumstance. Contractors must document the reason(s) for extending post-subsidized employment services and update the employability plan with new employment goals. Contractors may place individuals who receive an extension for job search assistance in subsidized employment if the individual has hours of TJ The Transitional Jobs program in Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Pierce, Polk, Price, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Taylor, Walworth, Washburn, and Winnebago counties. or TMJ The Transform Milwaukee Jobs program in Milwaukee County. remaining.

Contractors must not extend job search assistance or retention services in the following circumstances:

• Quitting unsubsidized employment without good cause. Examples of good cause include harassment in the workplace, unsafe work conditions, or loss of transportation.

• Termination from unsubsidized employment without good cause. Examples include termination for misconduct, chronic unexcused tardiness, or chronic unexcused absences.

• Residential move out of the geographical area and the Contractor does not have the capacity to continue to support the individual during an extension.

• Misrepresentation of eligibility for the purposes of establishing eligibility for the program, or failure to timely report a change in circumstance affecting eligibility.

History: There are no previous versions of this policy.