Workers Compensation Notice Requirements for Employees – ME
MAINE
Must Employee Give Notice of Injury or Illness to Employer?
Yes
Must Notice Be in Writing?
No
When Must Notice Be Given?
Within 30 days of the injury; within 3 months in the event of death..
Exemptions to Notice Requirements
If employer has knowledge of the injury, if the employee is unable to give notice by reason of mental or physical incapacity, or if employee fails to give notice because of a mistake of fact.
Effect of Failure to Notify Employer
Claim for compensation is barred.
Other Provisions
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Citation to Authority – Click link to view statute:
Notice of injury within 90 days
Sufficiency of notice