Wyomingworkers' comp filing deadline
Absolute deadline to file claim is 1 year from injury date. Late claims typically denied unless extraordinary circumstances prevented timely filing (§27-14-502)
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Notice to employer
Employee must notify employer no later than 72 hours after injury becomes apparent. Worker must file Report of Injury (ROI) with Division within 72 hours.
Filing with the state
Absolute deadline to file claim is 1 year from injury date. Late claims typically denied unless extraordinary circumstances prevented timely filing (§27-14-502)
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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 Wyoming:
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 1 year 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://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title27.pdf