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Hurt at Work

Iowa Code § 85.23 — notice to the employer within 90 days of knowing the injury was work related

  • No compensation is allowed unless the employer knew of the injury, or was given notice of it, within 90 days.
  • The 90 days run from when the employee knew or should have known the injury was work related.
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Two years to start a claim. A contested claim for benefits must be started within two years from the date of the injury, or within three years from the last weekly payment if weekly benefits were paid.

  • Iowa Code § 85.26
Sources for this section (2)
  1. Iowa Code § 85.23 — Notice of injury — failure to give
  2. Iowa Code § 85.26 — Limitation of actions — who may maintain action

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Iowa attorney.

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