Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 871 - Workforce Development Department › Chapter 24 - Claims and Benefits › Rule 871-24.25 - Voluntary Quit Without Good Cause

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In general, a voluntary quit means discontinuing the employment because the
										employee no longer desires to remain in the relationship of an employee with the employer from whom the
										employee has separated. The employer has the burden of proving that the claimant is disqualified for benefits
										pursuant to Iowa Code section 96.5. However, the claimant has the initial burden to produce evidence that the
										claimant is not disqualified for benefits in cases involving Iowa Code section 96.5, subsection (1),
										paragraphs
"a"
through
"i,"
and subsection 10. The following reasons for a
										voluntary quit shall be presumed to be without good cause attributable to the employer:
(1) The claimant's lack of transportation to the work site unless the
								 employer had agreed to furnish transportation.
(2) The claimant
								 moved to a different locality.
(3) The claimant left to seek
								 other employment but did not secure employment.
(4) The claimant
								 was absent for three days without giving notice to employer in violation of company rule.
(5) Reserved.
(6) The claimant
								 left as a result of an inability to work with other employees.
(7) The claimant failed to return to work upon the termination of a labor
								 dispute.
(8) The claimant left to enter military service, either
								 voluntarily or by conscription. While in military service such claimant shall be considered to be on leave
								 from employment. It shall only be considered a voluntary quit issue when upon release from military service
								 such claimant does not return to such claimant's employer to apply for employment within 90 days; provided,
								 that such person shall give evidence to the employer of satisfactory completion of such military service and
								 further provided that such person is still qualified to perform the duties of such position.
(9) Reserved.
(10) The claimant
								 left employment to accompany the spouse to a new locality. No disqualification shall be imposed when Iowa
								 Code section 96.5(1)
"b"
is applicable.
(11) The
								 claimant left to get married.
(12) The claimant left without
								 notice during a mutually agreed upon trial period of employment.
(13) The claimant left because of dissatisfaction with the wages but knew
								 the rate of pay when hired.
(14) Reserved.
(15) Reserved.
(16) The
								 claimant is deemed to have left if such claimant becomes incarcerated.
(17) The claimant left because of lack of child care.
(18) The claimant left because of a dislike of the shift worked.
(19) The claimant left to enter self-employment.
(20) The claimant left for compelling personal reasons; however, the period
								 of absence exceeded ten working days.
(21) The claimant left
								 because of dissatisfaction with the work environment.
(22) The
								 claimant left because of a personality conflict with the supervisor.
(23) The claimant left voluntarily due to family responsibilities or
								 serious family needs.
(24) The claimant left employment to accept
								 retirement when such claimant could have continued working.
(25)
								 The claimant left to take a vacation.
(26) The claimant left to
								 go to school.
(27) The claimant left rather than perform the
								 assigned work as instructed.
(28) The claimant left after being
								 reprimanded.
(29) The claimant left in anticipation of a layoff
								 in the near future; however, work was still available at the time claimant left the employment.
(30) The claimant left due to the commuting distance to the job; however,
								 the claimant was aware of the distance when hired.
(31) The
								 claimant left work to keep from earning enough wages during the year to adversely affect claimant's receipt
								 of federal old-age benefits (social security).
(32) The claimant
								 left by refusing a transfer to another location when it was known at the time of hire that it was customary
								 for employees to transfer as required by the job.
(33) The
								 claimant left because such claimant felt that the job performance was not to the satisfaction of the
								 employer; provided, the employer had not requested the claimant to leave and continued work was
								 available.
(34) The claimant left because work was irregular due
								 to weather conditions; however, this working condition was not unusual in claimant's type of
								 employment.
(35) The claimant left because of illness or injury
								 which was not caused or aggravated by the employment or pregnancy and failed to:
a. Obtain the advice of a licensed and practicing physician or physician
								 assistant;
b. Obtain certification of release for work from a
								 licensed and practicing physician or physician assistant;
c.
								 Return to the employer and offer services upon recovery and certification for work by a licensed and
								 practicing physician or physician assistant; or
d. Fully recover
								 so that the claimant could perform all of the duties of the job.