11.6  Introduction

The refusal to participate policy applies to any W-2Wisconsin Works employment position (TEMPTrial Employment Match Program, CSJCommunity Service Job, or W-2 TW-2 Transition). The policy does not apply to the CMCCustodial Parent of an Infant or ARPAt Risk Pregnancy placements or any of the case management placements.

The intent of the refusal to participate policy is to require standards of behavior by participants in the W-2 program that are substantially similar to those expected of employees by employers in the general economy so that W-2 participants will become prepared for Unsubsidized Employment Employment for which a W-2 agency provides no subsidy to the employer, including self-employment and entrepreneurship. There are three placement types under this definition: Case Management Follow-up (CMF), Case Management Follow-up Plus (CMF+), and Case Management Underemployed (CMU) in the general economy through their participation in employment positions in the W-2 program.   

It is not the intent of the refusal to participate policy to close cases when participants are unable to find or maintain unsubsidized employment because they are in need of supportive services to overcome barriers to unsubsidized employment.

History: Release 18-04.