Anderson v. Lyng

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

This class action lawsuit is a challenge to the “voluntary quit” regulation promulgated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Food Stamp Act, 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2011-2029. 1 The Food Stamp Act provides that an entire household is ineligible to participate in a state food stamp program for 90 days if the “head of household” voluntarily quits any job without good cause. 7 U.S.C.A. § 2015(d)(l)(B)(ii). In contrast, the regulation promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to this statutory provision substitutes “primary wage…