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Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-101 (2026)

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TITLE 39. LABOR

CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Part 1. General Provisions

Short Title

39-71-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Act".

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 96, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 2816, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2816, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 341, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 23, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 92-101(part); amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 397, L. 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1986–2018 · leading case: Olson v. Daughenbaugh, 2001 MT 284, 38 P.3d 154.
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Olson v. Daughenbaugh, 2001 MT 284, 38 P.3d 154. · cites it 2× “¶16 At the outset, we address Daughenbaugh’s contention that § 39-71-515, MCA, is a “powerful and new” cause of action independent of any other statutory scheme.”
Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Carr (In Re W.R. Grace & Co.), 900 F.3d 126 (3d Cir. 2018). “We depart from the Bankruptcy Court's finding that the exception is for workers' compensation claims; it is for rights or obligations that pertain solely to those claims.”
Bremer v. Buerkle, 727 P.2d 529 (Mont. 1986). “If claimant’s allergy is considered to be an injury which occurred in February 1983, then Intermountain Insurance Company is liable under Sections 39-71-101 to -2909, MCA. as it was the insurer at risk at that time.”
Stuber v. Moodie Implement, 769 P.2d 1205 (Mont. 1989). “The court awarded Stuber attorney’s fees and costs of $1,860.”
Asurion Servs., LLC v. Montana Ins. Guar. Ass'n, 2017 MT 140, 396 P.3d 140. · cites it 2× “Asurion was insured by Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company (Lumbermens) as a Plan 2 employer under Montana’s Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), § 39-71-101 et seq., MCA. Lumbermens accepted and adjusted Harris’s workers’ compensation claims until it was declared insolvent in May…”
SIEBKEN v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 2008 MT 353, 195 P.3d 803. · cites it 3× “Relevant to this case, the Act requires that injured employees provide notice to their employers, as follows: A claim to recover benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act for injuries not resulting in death may not be considered compensable unless, within 30 days after the…”
Kessel v. Liberty Nw. Ins. Corp., 2007 MT 305, 172 P.3d 599. “DISCUSSION ¶9 Issue: Did the WCC err when it ruled that the two-year statute of limitations provided for at § 39-71-2905, MCA, does not begin to run until after the occupational disease evaluator issues its report? ¶10 Based on Kessel’s January 2001 last working day at Stimson,…”
Thoreson v. Uef Hinkle, 2002 MT 6N. “¶18 Hinkle's injury occurred in December 1996, rendering the 1995 Workers' Compensation Act, §§ 39-71-101 - 2914, MCA (1995), applicable to this case.”
Quigg v. Montana State Fund, 2005 MT 267N, 330 Mont. 397. · cites it 2× “In his response to State Fund’s motion for summary judgment, Quigg likewise argues that he is entitled to rehabilitation benefits.”
Johnson v. Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. LLC, 2009 MT 108. “…violations of the Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act (WDEA) (§ 39-2-904(1), MCA), the Workers' Compensation Act (§§ 39-71-101 through -4004, MCA), the Blacklisting and Protection of Discharged Employees Act (§§392--801 through -804, MCA), the Americans with Disabilities…”
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