Illinois
For Illinois, waiting period (days) is 3 lost workdays; retroactive trigger (days) is 14 calendar days; how days are counted is Lost workdays, not calendar days. TTD is not paid for the first three lost workdays unless the employee misses 14 or more calendar days due to the injury; statute or rule citation is 820 ILCS 305/8(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Illinois our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 3 lost workdays verified
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 14 calendar days verified
- How days are counted
- Lost workdays, not calendar days. TTD is not paid for the first three lost workdays unless the employee misses 14 or more calendar days due to the injury. verified
- Statute or rule citation
- 820 ILCS 305/8(a) 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.
What the source says
TTD is not paid for the first three lost workdays, unless the employee misses 14 or more calendar days due to the injury.
— iwcc.illinois.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- iwcc.illinois.govhttps://iwcc.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/iwcc/documents/handbook/IWCC%20handbook%2006.06.24.pdf