Colorado
What is the waiting period (days) for Colorado?
For Colorado, waiting period (days) is 3 days; retroactive trigger (days) is 2 weeks (14 days); statute or rule citation is Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-42-103, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
If the period of disability does not last longer than
— cdle.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
- State
- Colorado our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 3 days
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 2 weeks (14 days)
- How days are counted
- Calendar days from the day the employee leaves work as a result of the injury. If the period of disability does not last longer than three days, no disability indemnity is recoverable. If the period lasts longer than two weeks, indemnity is recoverable from the day the employee leaves work.
- Statute or rule citation
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-42-103 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- cdle.colorado.govhttps://cdle.colorado.gov/sites/cdle/files/WC_ACT_2019_linked.pdf