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Tables - State Law

Workers Compensation laws



Civil Rights Law for Private employers Minimum Paid Rest Period
Workers Compensation laws Minimum Basic Payment/ Frequency of wage payment laws
Medical Benefits Provided By Workers' Compensation Statutes Overtime laws
State Labor office address State Payday Requirements
Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees Minimum Length of Meal Period Required
Federal vs. California Family and Medical Leave Laws Federal vs. Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Laws
Federal vs. Hawaii Family and Medical Leave Laws Federal vs. Maine Family and Medical Leave Laws
Federal vs. Minnesota Family and Medical Leave Laws Federal vs. New Jersey Family and Medical Leave Laws
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Federal vs. Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Laws


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