Texas
What is the waiting period (days) for Texas?
For Texas, waiting period (days) is 7 days; retroactive trigger (days) is 14 days; statute or rule citation is Tex. Lab. Code § 408.082, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
TIBs begin once your injury or illness causes you to miss eight days from work. Benefits are not paid for the first week unless your injury caused you to lose all or some of your pay (disability) for 14 days or more.
— tdi.texas.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
- State
- Texas our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 7 days
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 14 days verified
- How days are counted
- TIBs begin once the injury or illness causes the worker to miss eight days from work. Benefits are not paid for the first week unless the injury caused disability for 14 days or more.
- Statute or rule citation
- Tex. Lab. Code § 408.082 our reading
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Source
- tdi.texas.govhttps://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/tempben.html