It is a time frame to submit the claim in order to reimburse the payments from workers compensation insurance from the date of injury occurred. If the claim filed after the time frame, then claim will be denied as past the time filing limit.
It is the time for an employee to report work related injury/illness to his employer or supervisor within the set time frame. If Date of injury not reported within the set deadline, then claims will be denied as failure to report the work related injury on time.
Date of Injury (DOI): It is the date Injury occurred at work place or illness due to work.
Each state has own timely filing limit to submit the workers compensation claim, also to report an injury and the workers comp time limit list are as follows:
Time Limit for filing workers compensation claim - Statewise | Deadline to file a wokers compensation Claim from Date of Injury (DOI) | Time limit to Report an Injury (ASAP-As soon as possible) |
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Alabama | 2 years from DOI | 5 Days |
Alaska | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Arizona | 1 year from DOI | ASAP |
Arkansas | 2 years from DOI | ASAP |
California | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Colorado | 2 years from DOI | 4 Days |
Connecticut | 1 year from DOI 3 year for Occupational Illness | ASAP |
Delaware | 2 years from DOI 1 year for Occupational Illness | 10 Days |
District of Columbia | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Florida | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Georgia | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Hawaii | 5 years from Date of Accident 2 years from Date of Injury | ASAP |
Idaho | 1 year from DOI | 60 Days |
Illinois | 3 years from DOI | 45 Days |
Indiana | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Iowa | 2 years from DOI | 90 Days |
Kansas | 200 Days from DOI | 200 Days |
Kentucky | 2 years from DOI | ASAP |
Louisiana | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Maine | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Maryland | 2 years from DOI | 10 Days |
Massachusetts | 4 years from DOI | ASAP |
Michigan | 2 years from DOI | 90 Days |
Minnesota | 3 years from DOI | ASAP |
Mississippi | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Montana | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Nebraska | 2 years from DOI | ASAP |
Nevada | 90 Days from DOI | 7 Days |
New Hampshire | 3 years from DOI | 2 Years |
New Jersey | 2 years from DOI | 14 Days |
New Mexico | 1 year from DOI | 15 Days |
New York | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
North Carolina | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
North Dakota | 1 year from DOI | 7 Days |
Ohio | 1 year from DOI | ASAP |
Oklahoma | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Oregon | 2 years from DOI | ASAP |
Pennsylvania | 3 years from DOI | 21 Days |
Rhode Island | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
South Carolina | 2 years from DOI | 90 Days |
South Dakota | 2 years from DOI | 3 B'Days |
Tennessee | 1 year from DOI | 15 Days |
Texas | 1 year from DOI | 30 Days |
Utah | 1 year from DOI | 180 Days |
Vermont | 6 months from DOI | ASAP |
Virginia | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Washington | 1 year from DOI 2 year from occupational illness | ASAP |
West Virginia | 6 months from DOI | ASAP |
Wisconsin | 2 years from DOI | 30 Days |
Wyoming | 1 year from DOI | 10 Days |
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