No proceedings for compensation for any accident under this chapter shall be maintained unless written notice of the time, place and nature of the injury, and the name and address of the person injured, has been given to the employer no later than thirty days after the accident, unless the employer was not prejudiced by failure to receive the notice. No proceedings for compensation for any occupational disease or repetitive trauma under this chapter shall be maintained unless written notice of the time, place, and nature of the injury, and the name and address of the person injured, has been given to the employer no later than thirty days after the diagnosis of the condition unless the employee can prove the employer was not prejudiced by failure to receive the notice.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.420
Written notice of injury to be given to employer — exceptions
Known as the The Workers' Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 287–287 (172 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Peters v. Treasurer of Missouri (2012)
Most recently applied in Peters v. Treasurer of Missouri (November 2012)
Effective: 28 Aug 2005, 2 histories; (RSMo 1939 § 3726, A.L. 1965 p. 397, A.L. 2005 S.B. 1 & 130)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.