### Question
How does SOCIAL SECURITY define compelling family reason?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1103*, **compelling family reason** is defined as:

> the following:


(i) One or both of the following offenses as selected by the State, but in making such selection, the resulting change in the State law shall not supercede any other provision of law relating to unemployment insurance to the extent that such other provision provides broader access to unemployment benefits for victims of such selected offense or offenses:


(I) Domestic violence, verified by such reasonable and confidential documentation as the State law may require, which causes the individual reasonably to believe that such individual's continued employment would jeopardize the safety of the individual or of any member of the individual's immediate family (as defined by the Secretary of Labor)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER IX-EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCING**

