diff --git a/src/job_manager.rs b/src/job_manager.rs
index 321c1443..886b2445 100644
--- a/src/job_manager.rs
+++ b/src/job_manager.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::ops::{Add, Sub};
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
@@ -54,7 +55,18 @@ pub type EnqueuedMessage<A, B, C> = HashMap<A, HashMap<B, VecDeque<C>>>;
 
 pub trait WorkManagerInterface: Send + Sync + 'static + Sized {
     type SSID: Copy + Hash + Eq + PartialEq + Send + Sync + 'static;
-    type Clock: Copy + Debug + Eq + PartialEq + Send + Sync + 'static;
+    type Clock: Copy
+        + Debug
+        + Default
+        + Eq
+        + Ord
+        + PartialOrd
+        + PartialEq
+        + Send
+        + Sync
+        + Sub<Output = Self::Clock>
+        + Add<Output = Self::Clock>
+        + 'static;
     type ProtocolMessage: ProtocolMessageMetadata<Self> + Send + Sync + 'static;
     type Error: Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
     type SessionID: Copy + Hash + Eq + PartialEq + Display + Debug + Send + Sync + 'static;
@@ -62,7 +74,25 @@ pub trait WorkManagerInterface: Send + Sync + 'static + Sized {
     fn error(&self, input: String);
     fn warn(&self, input: String);
     fn clock(&self) -> Self::Clock;
-    fn associated_block_id_acceptable(now: Self::Clock, compare: Self::Clock) -> bool;
+    fn acceptable_block_tolerance() -> Self::Clock;
+    fn associated_block_id_acceptable(expected: Self::Clock, received: Self::Clock) -> bool {
+        // Favor explicit logic for readability
+        let tolerance = Self::acceptable_block_tolerance();
+        let is_acceptable_above = received >= expected && received <= expected + tolerance;
+        let is_acceptable_below =
+            received < expected && received >= saturating_sub(expected, tolerance);
+        let is_equal = expected == received;
+
+        is_acceptable_above || is_acceptable_below || is_equal
+    }
+}
+
+fn saturating_sub<T: Sub<Output = T> + Ord + Default>(a: T, b: T) -> T {
+    if a < b {
+        T::default()
+    } else {
+        a - b
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait ProtocolMessageMetadata<WM: WorkManagerInterface> {
@@ -568,8 +598,9 @@ mod tests {
         fn clock(&self) -> Self::Clock {
             0
         }
-        fn associated_block_id_acceptable(now: Self::Clock, compare: Self::Clock) -> bool {
-            now == compare
+
+        fn acceptable_block_tolerance() -> Self::Clock {
+            0
         }
     }
 
@@ -1126,4 +1157,93 @@ mod tests {
         let delivery_type = work_manager.deliver_message(msg, [2; 32]).unwrap(); // incorrect task hash
         assert_eq!(delivery_type, DeliveryType::EnqueuedMessage); // message should be enqueued because the task hash is incorrect
     }
+
+    struct DummyRangeChecker<const N: u64>;
+    struct DummyProtocolMessage;
+
+    impl<const N: u64> ProtocolMessageMetadata<DummyRangeChecker<N>> for DummyProtocolMessage {
+        fn associated_block_id(&self) -> u64 {
+            0u64
+        }
+
+        fn associated_session_id(&self) -> u64 {
+            0u64
+        }
+
+        fn associated_ssid(&self) -> u64 {
+            0u64
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<const N: u64> WorkManagerInterface for DummyRangeChecker<N> {
+        type SSID = u64;
+        type Clock = u64;
+        type ProtocolMessage = DummyProtocolMessage;
+        type Error = ();
+        type SessionID = u64;
+
+        fn debug(&self, _input: String) {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn error(&self, _input: String) {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn warn(&self, _input: String) {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn clock(&self) -> Self::Clock {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn acceptable_block_tolerance() -> Self::Clock {
+            N
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_range_above() {
+        let current_block: u64 = 10;
+        const TOL: u64 = 5;
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block
+        ));
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block + 1
+        ));
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block + TOL
+        ));
+        assert!(!DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block + TOL + 1
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_range_below() {
+        let current_block: u64 = 10;
+        const TOL: u64 = 5;
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block
+        ));
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block - 1
+        ));
+        assert!(DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block - TOL
+        ));
+        assert!(!DummyRangeChecker::<TOL>::associated_block_id_acceptable(
+            current_block,
+            current_block - TOL - 1
+        ));
+    }
 }