| State |
Waiting period |
Notice to employer |
Filing a claim |
| Alabama |
3 days, none if at least 21 days |
5 days |
2 years |
| Alaska |
3 days, none if more than 28 days |
30 days |
2 years ; 1 year ( death) |
| Arizona |
7 days, none if at least 14 days |
immediately |
1 year |
| Arkansas |
7 days, none if at least 14 days |
Immediately, 1 business day if emergency treatment
required |
2 years |
| California |
3 days, none if more than 14 days or hospitalized |
30 days |
1 year |
| Colorado |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
2 days |
2 years |
| Connecticut |
3 days, none if at least 7 days |
immediately |
1 year( accident), 3 years ( occupational disease) |
| Delaware |
3 days, none if at least 7 days or hospitalized |
90 days |
2 years ( accident or death), 5 years ( last
payment- last date on which workers’ compensation
benefits were paid to the claimant.) |
Dist. Of
Columbia |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
1 year |
| Florida |
7 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Georgia |
7 days, none if at least 28 days |
30 days |
1 year (injury or death), 3 years (last payment-
last date on which workers’ compensation benefits
were paid to the claimant.) |
| Hawaii |
3 days |
As soon as possible |
2 years ( effects of injury become manifest),
5 years ( date of injury) |
| Idaho |
5 days, none if more than 14 days |
60 days |
1 year |
| Illinois |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
45 days (90 for radiation) |
3 years (accident), 3 years (last payment- last
date on which workers’ compensation benefits were
paid to the claimant.) |
| Indiana |
7 days, none if more than 21 days |
30 days (if given later, compensation starts
at date of notice) |
2 years |
| Iowa |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
90 days |
2 years (injury), 3 years (last payment- last
date on which workers’ compensation benefits were
paid to the claimant.) |
| Kansas |
7 days, none if at least 21 days |
10 days |
200 days ( accident or last payment), 1 year
( death) |
| Kentucky |
7 days, none if more than 14 days |
As soon as possible |
2 years |
| Louisiana |
7 days, none if at least 42 days |
30 days |
1 year (accident or death), 2 years (if injury
does not develop immediately) |
| Maine |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days, 3 months (death) |
2 years( accident, or last payment), 1 year
(death) |
| Maryland |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
10 days, 30 days (hernia) |
60 days (injury), 18 months( death) excusable
within 2 years of accident or disability |
| Massachusetts |
5 days, none if at least 21 days |
As soon as possible |
4 years |
| Michigan |
7 days, none if at least 14 days ( or death) |
90 days |
2 years |
| Minnesota |
3 days, none if at least 10 days |
14 days, excusable up to 180 days will benefits
starting date of notice |
3 years (employer’s report), 6 years (accident),
3 years (aware of disease) |
| Mississippi |
5 days, none if at least 14 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Missouri |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Montana |
7 days, none if more than 7 days |
30 days |
1 years |
| Nebraska |
7 days, none if at least 42 days |
As soon as possible |
2 year |
| Nevada |
5 days, none if more than 20 days |
As soon as possible |
90 days (accident), 1 year (death) |
| New Hampshire |
3 days, none if at least 14 days |
2 years |
3 years |
| New Jersey |
7 days, none if more than 7 days |
14 days (excusable to 90) |
2 years |
| New Mexico |
7 days, none if more than 28 days or death |
15 days (excusable to 60) |
1 year |
| New York |
7 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| North Carolina |
7 days, none if more than 21 days |
30 days |
2 years, 6 years (death) |
| North Dakota |
5 days, none if more than 5 days |
None required |
1 year (injury), 2 years (death) |
| Ohio |
7 days, none if more than 14 days |
None required |
2 years |
| Oklahoma |
7 days, none if more than 21 days |
60 days, none if treatment |
1 year |
| Oregon |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
1 year |
| Pennsylvania |
7 days, none of at least 14 days |
21 days, excusable for 180 days but no benefit
until notice |
3 years |
| Rhode Island |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
30 days |
3 years |
| South Carolina |
7 days, none if more than 7 days |
90 days |
2 years |
| South Dakota |
7 days, none if more than 7 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Tennessee |
7 days, none if at least 14 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Texas |
7 days, none if at least 28 days |
30 days |
1 year |
| Utah |
3 days, none if more than 14 days |
180 days |
6 years (accident), 1 year (death) |
| Vermont |
3 days, none if at least 7 days, 7 days (partial
disability) |
As soon as possible |
6 months |
| Virginia |
7 days, none of more than 21 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Washington |
3 days, none if at least 14 days |
As soon as possible |
1 year |
| West Virginia |
3 days, none if more than 7 days |
As soon as possible |
2 years (injury or death), 3 years disease |
| Wisconsin |
3 day (not counting Sunday, unless employee
works Sundays), none if more than 7 days |
30 days |
2 years |
| Wyoming |
3 days, none if more than 8 days |
30 days to employer, 10 days to court clerk |
1 year |
