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Oregon workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Notice immediately to employer, but not later than 90 days after accident (§656.265). Failure to give notice within 1 year bars claim unless employer had knowledge or worker died within 180 days.
Filing with the state
Failure to give notice within 1 year of accident bars claim unless: (a) employer had knowledge, or (b) worker died within 180 days after accident (§656.265)
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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 Oregon:
Occupational disease — Occupational disease
Oregon's OD claims under separate ORS §656.807 with own filing rules.
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Worker establishes good cause for failure exception (§656.265); raised at first hearing
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
- Primary source
- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html