Mississippiworkers' comp filing deadline
If no compensation paid (other than medical/burial) and no application filed within 2 years from date of injury or death, right barred (§71-3-35)
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Notice to employer
Actual notice received by employer within 30 days; absence not bar if employer had knowledge and not prejudiced (§71-3-35)
Filing with the state
If no compensation paid (other than medical/burial) and no application filed within 2 years from date of injury or death, right barred (§71-3-35)
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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 Mississippi:
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 2 years 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
- Editorial review
- Statute linked to primary source
- Primary source
- https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/