Fitch v. Public Welfare Division

Petitioner, an ADC1 recipient, appeals the order of the Public Welfare Division hearings officer which suspended a portion of her ADC grant for a period of 90 days because she had refused a job referral without good cause.

Petitioner raises four assignments of error:

1. There was no substantial evidence in the record to support the conclusion petitioner possessed the requisite qualification for the job she refused.

2. The 90 day suspension of petitioner’s ADC grant was contrary to certain provisions of the federal Social Security Act, in that it automatically suspended petitioner’s grant for 90…