How long does an employee have to report an injury?

How long does an employee have to report an injury?



State/District



Filing deadline





Alabama



2 years from the date of injury





Alaska



2 years from the date of injury





Arizona



1 year from the date of injury





Arkansas



2 years from the date of injury





California



1 year from the date of injury





Colorado



2 years from the date of injury





Connecticut



1 year from the date of injury


3 years after first symptom of occupational illness





Delaware



1 year from the date of injury





District of Columbia



1 year from the date of injury





Florida



2 years from the date of injury





Georgia



1 year from the date of injury





Hawaii



5 years from the date of injury


2 years after first symptom of occupational illness





Idaho



No deadline





Illinois



3 years from the date of injury





Indiana



2 years from the date of injury

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Iowa



2 years from the date of injury





Kansas



3 years from the date of injury





Kentucky



2 years from the date of injury





Louisiana



1 year from the date of injury





Maine



2 years from the date of injury





Maryland



60 days from the date of injury


2 years after death or disablement





Massachusetts



4 years from the date of injury





Michigan



2 years from the date of injury





Minnesota



3 years after employer submits a report to the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI)


Must not exceed 6 years after date of injury





Mississippi



2 years from the date of injury





Missouri



2 years from the date of injury


3 years if the employer fails to file a timely report with the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)





Montana



1 year from the date of injury





Nebraska



2 years from the date of injury





Nevada



90 days from date of injury or discovery of occupational illness

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New Hampshire



3 years from the date of injury





New Jersey



2 years from the date of injury





New Mexico



1 year following a claim denial





New York



2 years from the date of injury





North Carolina



2 years from the date of injury





North Dakota



1 year from the date of injury or discovery of occupational illness





Ohio



1 year from the date of injury





Oklahoma



1 year from the date of injury


2 years from last exposure occupational illness





Oregon



2 years from the date of injury





Pennsylvania



3 years from the date of injury


300 weeks from last exposure for occupational illness





Rhode Island



2 years from the date of injury





South Carolina



2 years from the date of injury or discovery of occupational illness





South Dakota



2 years from the date of injury





Tennessee



1 year from the date of injury





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Texas



1 year from the date of injury or discovery of occupational illness





Utah



1 year from the date of injury





Vermont



6 months from the date of injury





Virginia



2 years from the date of injury





Washington



1 year from the date of injury


2 years from diagnosis of an occupational illness





West Virginia



6 months from the date of injury


3 years from discovery or last exposure for occupational illness





Wisconsin



2 years from the date of injury


6 years for traumatic injuries


12 years for occupational illnesses





Wyoming



1 year from the date of injury