What are eligible wages?
The following amounts are considered eligible wages under the WEPP: • Salaries, commissions, compensation for services rendered, vacation pay, gratuities accounted for by the employer, disbursements of a travelling salesperson properly incurred in and about the business of the former employer , production bonuses and shift premiums that were earned during the six-month period preceding the bankruptcy or receivership; and • Severance pay and termination pay that relate to employment that ended in the six months preceding the bankruptcy or receivership.
