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State of Wisconsin |
Release 25-01 |
A primary goal of FSET is to help participants gain and retain employment. The FSET worker should enter information about past, current, and new employment on the employment page in the CARES Worker Web (CWW) FSET Tool. This page provides a place to detail information about the employment, including whether the employment is considered to be an 'Entered Employment.' Entered Employment is a term used by work programs to identify those employment entries for which the agency may receive credit for placing the individual in unsubsidized employment.
An FSET participant who is subject to the general FoodShare basic work rules should accept an offer of suitable employment if the position is within the scope of their employment goal as defined by their employment plan. An offer is considered suitable employment if all of the following apply:
An Entered Employment should be assigned when a job is obtained while enrolled and participating in FSET. The new job must meet all of the below criteria:
| Initial Condition | New Condition |
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From no job |
To an unsubsidized job |
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From an unsubsidized job |
To an additional unsubsidized job with a different employer |
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From an unsubsidized job |
To a different unsubsidized position with the same employer due to promotion |
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From a subsidized job |
To an unsubsidized job |
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From a full-time unsubsidized job |
To a full-time unsubsidized job with a different employer |
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From a part-time unsubsidized job |
To a full-time unsubsidized job with a different employer |
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From a part-time unsubsidized job |
To a part-time unsubsidized job with a different employer |
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Meets the special condition described |
Temporary to Permanent Hires (see Section 10.1 Appendix A: FSET Definitions) |
Do not assign an Entered Employment to a job that fits any one of the following criteria:
| Initial Condition | New Condition |
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From no job |
To a subsidized job (update -- OJ or WX (Section 10.3 Appendix C: FSET Fundable Component Activities) |
| From a job | To a subsidized job (update -- OJ or WX (Section 10.3 Appendix C: FSET Fundable Component) |
| From a job | To the same job with an increase in gross pay due to regular pay increases and not a job promotion. |
| From on strike | To return to same employer |
| From layoff status or medical leave | To return to same employer regardless of change in job title (even if held another job in-between) if the employee/employer relationship had not been severed and the employee did not have to reapply to return to work. |
Before the FSET worker records an Entered Employment, the FSET worker must confirm that the employment began and that Entered Employment conditions have been met in accordance with procedures established by the FSET agency. The FSET worker must inform the IM agency when the participant gains employment.
| Note | If the position is subsidized or voluntary, do not record as an Entered Employment. Instead, record this position as unpaid work experience or voluntary employment. |
The following types of employment have special considerations for identifying an employment as an Entered Employment for FSET participants:
Self-employment is considered an Entered Employment if it meets the criteria as described above. Divide the gross monthly income reported by the minimum wage and then divide that number by 4.3 to determine part-time or full-time employment. If the result is 30 or greater, then the employment is considered full-time. If the result is less than 30, then the employment is considered part-time employment.
When an individual is assigned to a work site by a temporary agency (also known as staffing agency or employment agency) acting as the employer, the temporary agency is considered the employer for reporting purposes, not the organization in which the individual is placed. The temporary agency name should be recorded as the employer in the FSET Tool.
If the individual is newly hired by the temporary agency, the job may meet the criteria for an Entered Employment. However, if the participant simply changes sites or jobs but is still employed by the temporary agency, the job or site change does not count as another Entered Employment. Each time a change occurs, the FSET worker should update the employment page by end-dating the old employment sequence, using 'SE - Seasonal Employment' in the 'Reason for Leaving' field. A new employment should be entered with the employment begin date of the new job/site change. The ‘Entered Employment’ field is No. The temporary agency should be re-entered as the employer.
Work-study positions are subsidized employment designated to assist students in meeting their educational financial needs. Work study jobs do not meet the definition of Entered Employment, whether working part-time or full-time.
An internship is considered to be part of the post-secondary education activity, whether it is paid or unpaid, because the participant earns academic credit. If the internship meets the definition of an Entered Employment, then it may be entered as such.
This page last updated in Release Number: 22-02
Release Date: 08/01/2022
Effective Date: 08/01/2022
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