North Carolina · workers' compensation
North Carolina workers' comp filing deadline
Talk to a workers' comp attorney in North Carolina.
Free, confidential consultation. Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions — a lawyer can confirm your specific deadline.
Notice to employer
Written notice 'immediately' to employer; no compensation payable unless written notice within 30 days unless reasonable excuse and Commission satisfied employer not prejudiced (§97-22)
Filing with the state
Right to compensation barred after 2 years unless: (1) claim or memorandum of agreement filed with Commission, (2) employee paid compensation within 2 years of accident, or (3) claim or memorandum filed within 2 years after last payment of medical compensation when no other compensation paid and employer's liability not otherwise established (§97-24)
Compute your North Carolina deadline
Pick your state, your injury type, and the trigger date. We'll show notice + filing deadlines.
Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in North Carolina:
Occupational disease — Occupational disease
Pending
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Pending
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.
Leading case
Pending
Pending
Pending
Attribution
- Primary source
- https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/GeneralStatuteSections/Chapter97