Last verified May 4, 2026

Workers' comp filing deadlines — all 50 states + DC

Notice and filing windows for every U.S. workers' comp jurisdiction. Click any state for the full statute snippet, exceptions, and a representative case. Statute-of-limitations rules vary widely — Wyoming requires 72-hour notice, West Virginia caps filing at 6 months, and Wisconsin allows 6 years.

39 verified · 12 partial · 0 pending verification.

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Color-coded by filing-window tightness.

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Reference table

Notice (days from injury) · Filing (years from trigger) · Statute citation. Click a state name for the full breakdown.

State	Notice	Filing	Statute	Status
AlabamaAL	5 d	2 yr	Ala. Code §25-5-78 (notice); §25-5-80 (limitations, accidental injury); §25-5-117 (limitations, occupational disease)	Partial
AlaskaAK	30 d	2 yr	Alaska Stat. §23.30.100 (notice); §23.30.105 (time for filing claims)	Partial
ArizonaAZ	—	1 yr	A.R.S. §23-908 (employer reporting); §23-1061 (notice and claim)	Verified
ArkansasAR	—	2 yr	Ark. Code Ann. §11-9-701 (notice/reporting); §11-9-702 (filing of claims)	Partial
CaliforniaCA	30 d	1 yr	Cal. Lab. Code §5400 (notice); §5402 (presumption); §5405 (limitation); §5412 (date of injury, cumulative/OD); §5500.5 (cumulative trauma liability period)	Verified
ColoradoCO	10 d	2 yr	C.R.S. §8-43-102 (notice to employer); §8-43-103 (time for filing claim)	Partial
ConnecticutCT	—	1 yr	Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-294b (report of injury); §31-294c (notice of claim)	Verified
DelawareDE	90 d	2 yr	19 Del. C. §2316 (notice); §2361 (limitation periods)	Verified
District of ColumbiaDC	30 d	1 yr	D.C. Code §32-1513 (notice); §32-1514 (time for filing claims)	Verified
FloridaFL	30 d	2 yr	Fla. Stat. §440.185 (notice to employer); §440.19 (time bars for filing of petitions for benefits)	Verified
GeorgiaGA	30 d	1 yr	O.C.G.A. §34-9-80 (notice); §34-9-82 (limitation period)	Verified
HawaiiHI	—	2 yr	Haw. Rev. Stat. §386-81 (notice); §386-82 (limitation of time)	Partial
IdahoID	60 d	1 yr	Idaho Code §72-701 (notice and claim); §72-706 (application for hearing)	Verified
IllinoisIL	45 d	3 yr	820 ILCS 305/6(c) (notice); 820 ILCS 305/6(d) (limitations)	Verified
IndianaIN	30 d	2 yr	Ind. Code §22-3-3-1 (notice); §22-3-3-3 (limitation of actions)	Verified
IowaIA	90 d	2 yr	Iowa Code §85.23 (notice); §85.26 (limitations)	Verified
KansasKS	30 d	—	K.S.A. §44-520 (notice of injury); §44-535 (when right accrues)	Partial
KentuckyKY	—	2 yr	KRS §342.185 (notice and limitations); §342.190 (form of notice); §342.316 (occupational disease)	Verified
LouisianaLA	30 d	1 yr	La. R.S. §23:1031.1 (occupational disease); §23:1209 (prescription of claims)	Verified
MaineME	60 d	2 yr	39-A M.R.S. §301 (notice of injury); §306 (time for filing petitions)	Verified
MarylandMD	10 d	2 yr	Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §9-704 (notice); §9-709 (claim application); §9-711 (occupational disease)	Verified
MassachusettsMA	—	4 yr	M.G.L. c. 152, §41 (limitation); §44 (notice prejudice)	Verified
MichiganMI	90 d	2 yr	MCL §418.381 (notice and claim limitations)	Verified
MinnesotaMN	14 d	3 yr	Minn. Stat. §176.141 (notice); §176.151 (limitations)	Verified
MississippiMS	30 d	2 yr	Miss. Code §71-3-35 (limitation)	Partial
MissouriMO	30 d	2 yr	RSMo §287.420 (notice); §287.430 (limitation); §287.380 (employer report)	Verified
MontanaMT	30 d	1 yr	Mont. Code Ann. §39-71-601 (filing claim); §39-71-603 (notice)	Verified
NebraskaNE	—	2 yr	Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-133 (notice); §48-137 (limitation)	Verified
NevadaNV	7 d	90 d	NRS §616C.015 (notice of injury); §616C.020 (claim for compensation); §616C.025 (recovery bar)	Verified
New HampshireNH	—	3 yr	RSA §281-A:19 (notice); §281-A:21-a (time limitations)	Verified
New JerseyNJ	14 d	2 yr	N.J.S.A. §34:15-17 (notice); §34:15-51 (limitation)	Verified
New MexicoNM	15 d	1 yr	NMSA §52-1-29 (notice); §52-1-31 (filing)	Verified
New YorkNY	30 d	2 yr	N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law §18 (notice); §28 (limitation)	Verified
North CarolinaNC	30 d	2 yr	N.C. Gen. Stat. §97-22 (notice); §97-24 (limitation)	Verified
North DakotaND	—	1 yr	N.D. Cent. Code §65-05-01 (claim filing)	Partial
OhioOH	—	1 yr	Ohio Rev. Code §4123.84 (limitation)	Verified
OklahomaOK	—	1 yr	85A O.S. §67 (notice of OD/cumulative trauma); §69 (limitations)	Partial
OregonOR	90 d	1 yr	ORS §656.265 (notice of accident)	Verified
PennsylvaniaPA	21 d	3 yr	77 P.S. §631 (Section 311 — notice); 77 P.S. §602 (Section 315 — limitation)	Verified
Rhode IslandRI	—	2 yr	R.I. Gen. Laws §28-33-30 (notice); §28-35-57 (limitation)	Partial
South CarolinaSC	90 d	2 yr	S.C. Code §42-15-20 (notice); §42-15-40 (filing)	Verified
South DakotaSD	—	2 yr	SDCL §62-7-10 (notice); §62-7-35 (limitation)	Partial
TennesseeTN	15 d	1 yr	Tenn. Code Ann. §50-6-201 (notice); §50-6-203 (limitation)	Verified
TexasTX	30 d	1 yr	Tex. Lab. Code §409.001 (notice to employer); §409.003 (claim for compensation); §409.007 (claim for death benefits); §409.008 (limitations tolled if employer fails to report)	Verified
UtahUT	180 d	6 yr	Utah Code §34A-2-407 (notice); §34A-2-417 (limitation)	Verified
VermontVT	—	3 yr	21 V.S.A. §656 (notice); §660 (limitation)	Verified
VirginiaVA	30 d	2 yr	Va. Code §65.2-600 (notice); §65.2-601 (filing); §65.2-602 (tolling)	Verified
WashingtonWA	—	1 yr	RCW §51.28.020 (worker's application); §51.28.050 (limitation)	Verified
West VirginiaWV	—	6 mo	W. Va. Code §23-4-15 (limitation)	Verified
WisconsinWI	30 d	6 yr	Wis. Stat. §102.12 (notice); §102.17(4) (limitations)	Verified
WyomingWY	3 d	1 yr	Wyo. Stat. §27-14-502 (notice and report)	Partial

Status legend — Verified: notice + filing windows + statute citation traced to a primary source. Partial: primary statute identified, sub-elements (minor tolling, leading case) still being verified. Pending: needs primary-source verification before publication.

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