For the purposes of implementation of the Act, the term "wages" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1(3) of the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 946; D.C. Official Code § 51-101(3) ); provided, that the term "wages" also includes self-employment income earned by a self-employed individual who has opted into the paid-leave program established pursuant to this chapter.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 7-3403