Hurt at work in Utah? Deadlines, weekly benefit and how to file

Tell your employer within 180 days. File your claim within 6 years (the date of the accident).

Temporary total disability pays 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage, plus $20.00 a week for a dependent spouse and $20.00 for each dependent child under 18 (up to four children).

Your employer's insurer, not the state, usually decides first. If they deny or delay, the free help listed here can explain your options.

In Utah, temporary total disability pays two-thirds of your average weekly wage, plus small added amounts for a dependent spouse and children, while you cannot do any work because of a work injury or illness. Your employer's insurance carrier (or a self-insured employer) handles the claim, and disputes are decided by an administrative law judge of the Labor Commission's Adjudication Division.

What are my deadlines?How much will I get?Who is my doctor?Claim denied?

Checked against official sources: October 31, 2026.

Deadlines are strict. If you are near one, call the state agency or free help today.

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Deadline helper

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If you are not sure of the exact day, use the earliest day you think it could be.

Enter the date of injury

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Written notice to your employer

A letter that tells your employer, in writing, that you were hurt or made sick by your work.

Where the reply should be sent.

Required when you mail it. Not needed if you hand it in person.

In your own words, in English. Keep it short and factual. Do not guess why it happened.

It goes into the letter as you type it.

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Claim checklist: what to gather and do

A printable list of papers to keep and steps to take.

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Deadlines in Utah

Tell your employer
180 days
File your claim
6 years
Waiting period

No compensation is paid for the first 3 calendar days after the day of the injury.

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Weekly benefit in Utah

Maximum
$1,376 a week (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027)
Minimum
$45 a week (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027)
Minimum rule

The minimum is $45.00 a week plus $20.00 for a dependent spouse and $20.00 for each dependent child under 18 (up to four children), but the minimum can never be more than your own average weekly wage.

Applies to
Injuries from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027

Temporary total disability pays 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage, plus $20.00 a week for a dependent spouse and $20.00 for each dependent child under 18 (up to four children).

Law: Utah Code § 34A-2-410

Source: laborcommission.utah.gov

We do not offer a calculator for Utah: its rule has parts that a simple estimate cannot show. Read the rule above and ask the state agency.

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Who is your doctor in Utah?

Who chooses
It depends: network and choice rules both apply
Network
Managed health care program / preferred provider, if the carrier or self-insured employer has one

Your employer or its insurance carrier may require you to be treated first by a preferred medical provider.

Source: a managed health care program

After the first visit to the preferred provider, you may make a one-time change of medical provider during your claim. Make sure the new provider accepts workers' compensation, and tell the insurance carrier or self-insured employer right away. A referral from one provider to another does not count as a change.

Law: Utah Code § 34A-2-111

Source: laborcommission.utah.gov

Who is covered in Utah

Size of employer

Every Utah employer must provide workers' compensation coverage for all of its employees, including part-time and new employees, by buying insurance or getting permission to self-insure.

Special rules
  • Domestic (household) employers: A household employer is not covered unless it employs at least one employee for 40 or more hours a week.
  • Agricultural employers: Farm employers do not have to cover family members. They also do not have to cover non-family workers if last year's payroll for those workers was under $8,000, or was $8,000 to under $50,000 and the employer carries required liability and health insurance for them.
  • Small corporations: A corporation whose only employees are directors or officers (no more than five) can file a notice to exclude itself.
Not covered
  • Real estate agents and brokers working as independent contractors under a written contract
  • Certain insurance producers paid by commission
  • Volunteers for a non-government entity, unless the entity elects to cover them
  • Household employers who do not have an employee working 40 or more hours a week
  • Family members of agricultural employers, and some farm workers of small-payroll farms
If your employer has no insurance

If your employer is liable for benefits but is insolvent or does not have enough insurance or money to pay, the Uninsured Employers' Fund may pay the benefits. Contact the Industrial Accidents Division and the Adjudication Division about filing an Application for Hearing.

Uninsured Employers' Fund

Law: Utah Code §§ 34A-2-103(4)-(5), 34A-2-104, 34A-2-704

Source: laborcommission.utah.gov

If your claim is denied or delayed in Utah

First step

Ask the claims adjuster why the claim was denied and whether more information can resolve it. If it is still denied, contact the Industrial Accidents Division's claims intake staff for free help ((801) 530-6800).

Form
Application for Hearing – Industrial Accident Claim (Form 001)

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Fired or punished for filing in Utah

Your employer may not knowingly or intentionally impede or diminish your efforts to make a claim or receive benefits, or intimidate, coerce or harass you to keep you from claiming. It may not suspend, discharge, discipline, threaten or otherwise retaliate against you solely because you claim or try to claim benefits, report the employer's noncompliance, or testify in a workers' compensation proceeding.

The law
Utah Code § 34A-2-114 (Unlawful interference)
What you may get

The Industrial Accidents Division can fine the employer up to $5,000 for each violation. The law does not change any rights you have under common law.

Where to file

Report it to the Utah Labor Commission, Industrial Accidents Division ((801) 530-6800).

Law: Utah Code § 34A-2-114

Source: le.utah.gov

Lawyers' fees and other benefits in Utah

Utah also pays temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability (based on an impairment rating), permanent total disability, death benefits to dependents and up to $12,500 for burial in ordinary cases. Medical care is a lifetime benefit as long as it is needed for the work injury.

Free help in Utah

State agency

Utah Labor Commission, Industrial Accidents Division

Phone
(801) 530-6800
Address
160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6600

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Good to know in Utah

  • Weekly benefits include $20 a week for a dependent spouse and $20 for each dependent child under 18, up to four children.
  • Health care providers may not balance bill you for covered medical services.
  • Disability compensation can be reduced by 15% for willful failure to use safety devices or follow safety rules.

Changes in 2024–2026

For injuries from July 1, 2026, the TTD maximum is $1,376.00 a week; the minimum stays $45.00 plus $20.00 per dependent. Utah Code § 34A-2-407 (injury reporting and health care providers, including the ban on balance billing) was amended in the 2025 General Session.

Law: ch. 450

Questions about workers' comp in Utah

How long do I have to tell my employer about a work injury in Utah?

Report the injury or illness to your employer right away. You can report it to a physician, supervisor, manager, human resources, or any person or department that should receive the report.

How long do I have to file a workers' comp claim in Utah?

Your employer and its insurance carrier open the claim when they get the employer's or doctor's report; you do not file a claim with the state just to get benefits.

How much does workers' comp pay in Utah?

Temporary total disability pays 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage, plus $20.00 a week for a dependent spouse and $20.00 for each dependent child under 18 (up to four children).

Can I choose my own doctor for a work injury in Utah?

Your employer or its insurance carrier may require you to be treated first by a preferred medical provider.

Can my employer fire me for filing a workers' comp claim in Utah?

Your employer may not knowingly or intentionally impede or diminish your efforts to make a claim or receive benefits, or intimidate, coerce or harass you to keep you from claiming.

What if my workers' comp claim is denied in Utah?

Ask the claims adjuster why the claim was denied and whether more information can resolve it. If it is still denied, contact the Industrial Accidents Division's claims intake staff for free help ((801) 530-6800).

Not about a work injury?

Not about a work injury? Unpaid wages → Wage Claim Map · Hurt in a car crash → Accident Claim Map · A medical bill → Medical Bill Map · Unemployment benefits → Unemployment Claim Map · Other problems → robinclaim.com

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