The notice shall not be invalid or insufficient because of any inaccuracy in complying with KRS 342.190 unless it is shown that the employer was in fact misled to his injury thereby. Want of notice or delay in giving notice shall not be a bar to proceedings under this chapter if it is shown that the employer, his agent or representative had knowledge of the injury or that the delay or failure to give notice was occasioned by mistake or other reasonable cause.
KRS 342.200
Certain defects or failure to give notice not to bar compensation
Applied in 25 court decisions — leading case Harlan Fuel Company v. Burkhart (1956)
Most recently applied in Granger v. Louis Trauth Dairy (December 2010)
Effective: October 1, 1942
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.