Idaho Code
Idaho Code § 72-702 (2026)
Form of notice and claim.
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Form of notice and claim.
Such notice and such claim shall be in writing; the notice shall contain the name and address of the employee, and shall state in ordinary language the time, place, nature and cause of the injury or disease and shall be signed by him or by a person on his behalf, or, in the event of his death, by any one or more of his dependents, or by a person on their behalf. The notice may include the claim.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1969–2015 · leading case: Mayo v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 457 P.2d 400 (Idaho 1969).
Mayo v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 457 P.2d 400 (Idaho 1969). “While the board approved the fee arrangement between claimant and her attorney (I.C. § 72-702), which, providing for a percentage of the ultimate award, would have established a fee due to claimant's attorney in an amount of approximately $3,300, the board nevertheless awarded…”
Brooks v. Stand. Fire Ins., 793 P.2d 1238 (Idaho 1990). “Idaho Code § 72-702 specifies that the notice to be given under I.”
Murray-Donahue v. Nat'l Car Rental Licensee Ass'n, 900 P.2d 1348 (Idaho 1995). “§ 72-701, which provides as follows: No proceedings under this law shall be maintained unless a notice of the accident shall have been given to the employer as soon as practicable but not later than sixty (60) days after the happening thereof---- The form of the notice is…”
Hattenburg v. Blanks, 567 P.2d 829 (Idaho 1977). “If the employer fails to pay compensation for the injury, the employee then has one year from the date of making his claim to file with the Industrial Commission an application requesting a hearing and an award. I.C. § 72-706. In the present case, appellant filed within one year…”
Taylor v. Soran Restaurant, Inc., 960 P.2d 1254 (Idaho 1998). “A. Lack of timely notice Taylor admits that she did not give written notice of her injuries to her employer until “between 73 days and 80 days after the second accident.”
Tonahill v. Legrand Johnson Constr. Co., 963 P.2d 1174 (Idaho 1998). “LeGrand argues that the Form-1 submitted to the Surety constitutes a claim. Alternatively, LeGrand argues that if Tonahill does not rely on the Form-1 submitted by LeGrand, her claim-is barred because she never submitted a claim with the Commission.”
Chadwick v. Multi-State Elec., LLC, 362 P.3d 526 (Idaho 2015). “Idaho Code section 72-701 states, “No proceedings under this law shall be maintained unless a notice of the accident shall have been given to the employer as soon as practicable but not later than sixty (60) days after the happening thereof .”
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