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WorkersCompDeadline
Last verified May 4, 2026Verified statute

Massachusettsworkers' comp filing deadline

For injuries on/after 1986-01-01: claim must be filed with insurer within 4 years from date employee becomes aware of causal connection between disability and employment (§41)

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Notice to employer

Notice 'as soon as practicable after the happening' of the injury (§41). Want of notice does not bar proceedings unless insurer was prejudiced (§44).

Filing with the state

4yr

For injuries on/after 1986-01-01: claim must be filed with insurer within 4 years from date employee becomes aware of causal connection between disability and employment (§41)

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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 Massachusetts:

  • Occupational disease — Discovery rule

    Statute itself codifies discovery rule — clock runs from awareness of causal connection between disability and employment.

  • Death claim deadline

    Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 4 years from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.

Attribution

Last verified
May 4, 2026
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Statute linked to primary source
Primary source
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter152/Section41