South Carolina · workers' compensation
South Carolina workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Notice within 90 days of accident or death; for repetitive trauma, within 90 days of date employee discovered (or could have discovered) condition is compensable (§42-15-20). Reasonable excuse + no prejudice may save claim.
Filing with the state
Right to compensation barred unless claim filed with Commission within 2 years after accident, or within 2 years of date of death (§42-15-40). For OD: 2 years from discovery/diagnosis.
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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 South Carolina:
Occupational disease — Discovery rule
OD: 2 years from discovery/diagnosis. Repetitive trauma notice runs from discovery.
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.scstatehouse.gov/code/t42c015.php