D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-3504
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.
No benefits shall be payable during the seven (7) calendar-day waiting period.
The seven (7) calendar-day waiting period shall begin to run on the first day of the qualifying event.
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.
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.
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.
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.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7, r. 7-3504