# Florida — Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state For Florida, waiting period (days) is 7 days; retroactive trigger (days) is 21 days; how days are counted is Compensation is not allowed for the first 7 days of the disability. If the injury results in more than 21 days of disability, compensation is allowed from the commencement of the disability; statute or rule citation is Fla. Stat. § 440.12, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17. - **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Waiting period (days):** 7 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Retroactive trigger (days):** 21 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **How days are counted:** Compensation is not allowed for the first 7 days of the disability. If the injury results in more than 21 days of disability, compensation is allowed from the commencement of the disability. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Statute or rule citation:** Fla. Stat. § 440.12 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ ## What the source says > The Florida Statutes | The 2025 Florida Statutes | | Title XXXI LABOR | Chapter 440 WORKERS' COMPENSATION | View Entire Chapter | | F.S. 440.12 440.12  Time for commencement and limits on weekly rate of compensation. — (1)  Compensation is not allowed for the first 7 days of the disability, except for benefits provided under s. 440.13 . However, if the injury results in more than 21 days of disability, compensation is allowed from the commencement of the disability. ## Source - https://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0400-0499/0440/Sections/0440.12.html Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17. Part of [Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state](https://referencesource.org/wc-waiting-periods-by-state/).