What happens if I refuse a job offer?

You must visit the employer to which you are referred. If you refuse a job offer, you will be contacted by the VEC to provide additional information. A Deputy will then determine if the work offered was suitable, or if you had good cause for refusing it. If the job was suitable and you did not have good cause for refusing it, you may be disqualified from receiving future benefits.

If you fail, without good cause, to apply for suitable work when referred by the VEC or accept suitable work when offered, you may be disqualified starting with the first day of the week in which such refusal occurred. The Deputy determines whether a job offer or referral is for suitable work.