Pennsylvania
What is the waiting period (days) for Pennsylvania?
For Pennsylvania, waiting period (days) is 7 calendar days; retroactive trigger (days) is 14 days; statute or rule citation is 77 Pa. Stat. § 431, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
You must be disabled more than seven calendar days (including weekends) before WC payments for disability are payable. Benefits for time lost from work are payable on the eighth day after injury. Once you have been off work 14 days, you receive retroactive payment for the first seven days.
— dli.pa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
- State
- Pennsylvania our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 7 calendar days
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 14 days verified
- How days are counted
- Calendar days including weekends. The worker must be disabled more than seven calendar days before WC payments for disability are payable. Benefits for time lost from work are payable on the eighth day after injury.
- Statute or rule citation
- 77 Pa. Stat. § 431 our reading
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Source
- dli.pa.govhttps://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Workers-Compensation/publications/Pages/LIBC-100-WC--The-Injured-Worker-Pamphlet.aspx