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Kansas · Work site injury: what can I do?

Work site injury: what can I do?

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Filing deadline2 years (civil lawsuit); report to workers' comp within 20 daysKansas Workers' Compensation Act, K.S.A. § 44-520

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Kansas?

Kansas: 2 years from injury for civil lawsuits; workers' comp employer notice within 20 days; formal claim within 200 days A lawyer can confirm yours.

2 years (civil lawsuit); report to workers' comp within 20 days

Source: Kansas Workers' Compensation Act, K.S.A. § 44-520

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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A lawyer can check which filing rules apply to your circumstances.

02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Kansas construction workers have 2 years to file civil lawsuits — Kansas applies modified comparative fault (50% bar) and federal OSHA governs; Wichita and Kansas City metro construction activity drives the majority of cases

Kansas applies modified comparative fault with a 50% bar (K.S.A. § 60-258a). Kansas has a short 20-day workers' comp employer notice requirement — one of the shorter timelines in the country. Federal OSHA governs Kansas construction. Wichita (aerospace-adjacent construction) and the Kansas City metro area (shared with Missouri) generate the most construction accident volume in Kansas. Civil construction accident claims are filed in Kansas District Courts.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Work site injury: what can I do? overview. This page covers the local information available for Kansas.

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Sources

  1. Kansas Workers' Compensation Act, K.S.A. § 44-520