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WorkersCompDeadline
Last verified May 4, 2026Partial verification

Alaskaworkers' comp filing deadline

Claim barred unless filed within 2 years after employee has knowledge of nature of disability and its relation to employment AND after disablement; absolute outer limit of 4 years from date of injury for non-OD claims (§23.30.105(a))

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Notice to employer

30d

Notice to employer and Board within 30 days of injury or death (§23.30.100); failure does not bar claim if employer had knowledge

Filing with the state

2yr

Claim barred unless filed within 2 years after employee has knowledge of nature of disability and its relation to employment AND after disablement; absolute outer limit of 4 years from date of injury for non-OD claims (§23.30.105(a))

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Last verified May 4, 2026

Exceptions and tolling

Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Alaska:

  • Occupational disease — Discovery rule

    §23.30.105(a) explicitly conditions clock on knowledge of nature and work-relation, with disablement as second prong; the 4-year outer cap does not apply to occupational disease.

  • Death claim deadline

    Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 1 year from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.

About this entry

Some sub-elements of this entry (typically minor tolling, mental-disability tolling, or the leading case) haven't been independently verified. The notice and filing rules cited above ARE traced to the primary statute.

Attribution

Last verified
May 4, 2026
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Primary source
http://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#23.30