Hurt at Work

A workers compensation claim cannot go forward unless notice of the injury is given to the employer, orally or in writing, by the earlier of 30 calendar days from the accident or, for someone no longer working there, 20 calendar days after the last day of work.

• If the employer named a person or department for notices in writing, oral notice goes there; otherwise to a supervisor or manager.
• The notice gives the time, date, place, who was hurt and how, and makes clear the worker is claiming a work injury.
• Notice is waived where the employer already knew of the injury.

• §K.S.A. 44-520StatuteNotice of injuryOpens kslegislature.gov ↗

No claim may be maintained unless an application for a hearing is filed with the director within three years of the accident or two years of the last payment of compensation, whichever is later.

• §K.S.A. 44-534StatuteProceedings; time limitations; electronic filing system authorizedOpens kslegislature.gov ↗

For a permanent total disability, weekly payments are two thirds of the injured worker's average weekly wage, never less than $50 a week, for as long as the disability lasts.

• §K.S.A. 44-510cStatuteCompensation for permanent total and temporary total disabilitiesOpens kslegislature.gov ↗