3504.1 After the occurrence of a qualifying event, an eligible individual shall not be entitled to paid-leave benefits payable under this chapter until after the eligible individual has waited seven (7) calendar days.

3504.2 No benefits shall be payable during the seven (7) calendar-day waiting period.

3504.3 The seven (7) calendar-day waiting period shall begin to run on the first day of the qualifying event.

3504.4 Regardless of the number of qualifying events for which an eligible individual files a claim for paid-leave benefits, he or she shall only have one (1) waiting period of seven (7) calendar days during and for which no benefits are payable within a fifty-two (52) calendar-week period.

3504.5 The seven (7) calendar-day waiting period shall not count toward the number of workweeks of paid-leave benefits that an eligible individual may receive.

3504.6 Claims filed between October 1, 2021, and July 25, 2022, shall not have a waiting period. The provisions of section 3504.1 through 3504.5 shall not apply to claims filed during this period.

3504.7 Claims filed on or after July 25, 2022 shall not have a waiting period. The provisions of section 3504.1 through 3504.5 shall not apply to claims filed on or after July 25, 2022.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 3997 (April 10, 2020); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 001141 (February 11, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 001101 (January 27, 2023).