Minnesotaworkers' comp filing deadline
Action must be commenced within 3 years after a written report of injury has been filed with the commissioner, BUT not to exceed 6 years from date of accident (§176.151(1))
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Notice to employer
Statute references staged deadlines: 14 days for full credit; 30 days with possible reduction for prejudice; absolute bar at 180 days unless mistake/inadvertence/inability shown (§176.141)
Filing with the state
Action must be commenced within 3 years after a written report of injury has been filed with the commissioner, BUT not to exceed 6 years from date of accident (§176.151(1))
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Minnesota:
Occupational disease — Discovery rule
OD: notice and action within 3 years after employee has knowledge of cause of injury and injury has resulted in disability.
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 3 years from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.
Attribution
- Last verified
- May 4, 2026
- Editorial review
- Statute linked to primary source
- Primary source
- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/176.151