Montana · workers' compensation
Montana workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Notice within 30 days of accident; actual knowledge by employer or managing agent equivalent to notice (§39-71-603)
Filing with the state
Written claim must be submitted within 12 months (1 year) of date of accident; insurer may waive for additional 24 months on showing of lack of knowledge of disability, latent injury, or equitable estoppel (§39-71-601)
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Montana:
Occupational disease — Discovery rule
OD claim period runs from when worker knew or should have known condition was related to employment.
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Pending
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 1 year from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.
Leading case
Pending
Pending
Pending
Attribution