When Does an Interruption of Earnings Occur?

When an employee has had or is anticipated to have seven consecutive calendar days with no work and no insurable earnings from the employer, an interruption of earnings occurs. This situation is called the seven-day rule.

What is considered an interruption of earnings?

An interruption of earnings happens when the employment ends or an employee leaves because of pregnancy, injury, illness, retirement, layoff, leave without pay, dismissal, adoption, or compassionate care leave. When one of these situations occurs, you must issue a Record of Employment (ROE) to each former employees.

When can you issue an ROE?

When To Issue the ROE? Employers must issue the ROE within five days after the employee's last day of work, regardless of the reason why the employee left (i.e. termination, resignation, etc.).