Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 607 (2026)

Notice of incapacity; filing of claim

✓ current as of May 2026
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Sections 301 to 307 with reference to giving notice, making claims and filing petitions apply to cases under this chapter, except that, in cases under this chapter, the date of incapacity defined in section 606 is equal to the date of injury in sections 301 to 307, and the notice under section 301 must include the employee's name and address, the nature of the occupational disease, the date of incapacity, the name of the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed for a period of 60 days to the hazards of the disease and the date when employment with that employer ceased. After compensation payments for an occupational disease have been legally discontinued, claim for further compensation for that occupational disease not due to further exposure to an occupational hazard tending to cause that disease are barred if not made within one year after the last previous payment.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Roger Desgrosseilliers v. Auburn Sheet Metal at al., 2021 ME 63 (Me. 2021).
Roger Desgrosseilliers v. Auburn Sheet Metal at al., 2021 ME 63 (Me. 2021). · cites it 2× “Section 301 reads, in relevant part: For claims for which the date of injury is on or after January 1, 2013 and prior to January 1, 2020, proceedings for compensation under this Act, except as provided, may not be maintained unless a notice of the injury is given within 30 days…”
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