# Minnesota — Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state

For Minnesota, waiting period (days) is 3 calendar days; retroactive trigger (days) is 10 calendar days; how days are counted is Calendar days. Disability is deemed to commence on the first calendar-day or fraction of a calendar-day that the employee is unable to work; statute or rule citation is Minn. Stat. § 176.121, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period (days):** 3 calendar days
- **Retroactive trigger (days):** 10 calendar days
- **How days are counted:** Calendar days. Disability is deemed to commence on the first calendar-day or fraction of a calendar-day that the employee is unable to work.
- **Statute or rule citation:** Minn. Stat. § 176.121 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> the workers' compensation waiting period starts on the first day of any lost time and is three calendar-days long. Wage-loss benefits for an injured worker are not paid for the waiting period unless the disability continues for 10 calendar-days or longer.

## Source

- https://dli.mn.gov/node/2321

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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