Maine
Maine Workers' Compensation Laws: Benefits, Deadlines, and Your Rights
Maine requires most employers to carry workers' compensation insurance for every employee. The system works as a no-fault bargain: if you are hurt on the job, you receive guaranteed medical care and partial wage replacement regardless of who was at fault, and in exchange you give up the right to sue your employer in civil court.
Is workers' comp required in Maine?
Maine law requires nearly every employer with one or more employees to carry workers' compensation coverage. Coverage must be obtained through a licensed private insurer or through approved self-insurance. The Maine Workers' Compensation Board administers the system, enforces compliance, and resolves disputes between injured workers and employers or insurers. Employers who fail to carry required coverage can face civil penalties and lose protections against lawsuits.
The Board oversees every stage of a claim, from the initial First Report of Injury filed by the employer to hearings before a workers' compensation judge if a dispute arises. Because coverage is mandatory from the first employee, the vast majority of Maine workers are protected from their first day on the job.
Benefits you can receive
Maine workers' compensation covers the full reasonable cost of all medically necessary care related to a work injury or occupational disease, with no copay or deductible for the injured worker. Medical benefits continue for as long as care is needed and is causally related to the work injury.
For wage replacement, the formula turns on when you were hurt. For injuries on or after January 1, 2013, 39-A M.R.S. section 212(1-A) pays weekly compensation for total incapacity equal to 2/3 of your gross average weekly wages, earnings or salary. The older formula of 80% of the after-tax (spendable) average weekly wage, in section 212(1), applies only if your date of injury was before January 1, 2013. For any current injury, then, Maine uses the same two-thirds of gross wage measure as most other states.
The weekly benefit is capped at 125% of the state average weekly wage, a figure the Board updates annually.
Partial incapacity splits along the same date line. For injuries on or after January 1, 2013, section 213(1)(B) pays 2/3 of the difference between your average gross weekly wages before the injury and the average gross weekly wages you are able to earn after it. The pre-2013 after-tax measure in section 213(1)(A) governs only older injuries.
The main disability categories are:
- Temporary Total Disability (TTD): full work stoppage while you recover
- Temporary Partial Disability (TPD): reduced hours or lighter duty with partial wage makeup
- Permanent Partial Disability (PPD): lasting impairment rated by body part or functional loss
- Permanent Total Disability (PTD): ongoing benefits when you cannot return to any substantial work
- Death benefits: weekly payments to dependent survivors plus a burial allowance
A 7-day waiting period applies before wage-loss benefits begin. If your incapacity lasts more than 14 days, the Board requires the insurer to pay those first 7 days retroactively. Vocational rehabilitation services are also available if you cannot return to your pre-injury job.
Deadlines: reporting your injury and filing a claim
Three separate clocks run after a Maine workplace injury. Two of them are yours to miss, and one belongs to your employer.
Notice to your employer, 60 days. This is the deadline that actually bars a claim. Under 39-A M.R.S. section 301, for claims with a date of injury on or after January 1, 2020, proceedings for compensation may not be maintained unless notice of the injury is given within 60 days after the date of injury. Be careful here: the section heading still reads "Notice of injury within 90 days," which is a trap for anyone who reads headings and stops. The operative text is 60 days. Give written notice as early as you can rather than running out the window.
The employer's report, 7 days, and it is their duty not yours. When an employee reports an injury that has caused the employee to lose a day's work, or the employer otherwise has knowledge of such an injury, section 303 requires the employer to report the injury to the Maine Workers' Compensation Board within 7 days. The report goes to the Board, not to the employer's insurance carrier. The employer must also complete a first report of injury form within 7 days for any injury that required the services of a health care provider. Because this obligation is the employer's, an employer who misses it cannot bar your claim. It still matters to you, for a different reason: the filing clock below runs from the later of your injury date or the date that report is filed. Separately, the first payment on a compensable injury is due within 14 days after the employer receives notice.
Statute of limitations to file a formal claim. Under section 306(1), a petition is barred unless filed within 2 years after the date of injury or the date your employer files a required first report of injury under section 303, whichever is later. If the employer or insurer paid benefits within that period, section 306(2) gives you 6 years from the date of the most recent payment. Read that anchor date carefully: the 6 years runs from the last payment, not from the date of the injury, so the window starts closing when the checks stop.
Occupational diseases discovered after the initial exposure follow the same structure, with the clock typically running from the date of last injurious exposure or the date the worker knew or should have known the condition was work-related.
Choosing your doctor
Doctor choice in Maine is split into two phases, and understanding this distinction matters for your care and your claim.
For the first 10 days after you report a work injury, your employer controls which medical provider you see. The employer (or its insurer) may direct you to a specific physician or clinic during this initial period. This gives the employer and insurer early input into the diagnosis and treatment plan.
After those first 10 days, you may select a different health care provider by giving your employer the provider's name and a statement of your intention to treat with that provider. That choice is not automatic, though, and it is worth knowing the limit before you rely on it. Under 39-A M.R.S. section 206(2), the employer may file a petition objecting to the provider you named and setting out its reasons. The issue must then be set for mediation under section 313, and if mediation does not resolve it, an administrative law judge decides after a hearing. The judge orders the employer to pay for treatment with your chosen provider if the employer cannot show cause why you should not commence or continue treatment with that provider. So name your provider in writing and keep treating, but expect that the employer has a formal route to contest the choice.
Separately from that provider dispute, disagreements about the reasonableness or necessity of the care itself can be resolved through the Board's medical controversy process, which may include an independent medical examination.
Can you sue your employer? The exclusive-remedy rule
Maine workers' compensation law is built on an exclusive-remedy bargain. Because the system provides guaranteed no-fault benefits, an injured worker generally cannot also sue their employer in a civil lawsuit for the same injury. This applies even when the employer was negligent.
Maine's exclusive-remedy statute, 39-A M.R.S. section 104, exempts a covered employer from civil actions for work injuries. Note what is not on the list of exceptions: Maine has no general intentional-injury exception that lets you sue your employer because the employer meant to hurt you. The carve-outs the statute actually names are narrow:
- Sexual harassment, sexual assault, and related intentional torts, against the individual only: Section 104-A(1) makes an employee, supervisor, officer or director personally liable for sexual harassment, sexual assault, or an intentional tort related to either. That liability runs against the person, not the company. Section 104-A(2) states that the section may not be construed to impose liability on an employer for those acts committed by its employee, supervisor, officer or director.
- Illegally employed minors: The exemptions do not apply to an illegally employed minor as described in section 408, subsection 2.
- Third-party claims: If someone other than your employer caused or contributed to your injury (a negligent driver, a defective equipment manufacturer, a subcontractor), you may sue that third party in civil court even while collecting workers' comp benefits. If you recover from the third party, the insurer may have a right to reimbursement (a lien) from that recovery.
- Uninsured employers: If your employer illegally failed to carry required coverage, you may bring a civil lawsuit against them and the employer loses the protection of the exclusive-remedy defense.
Outside these exceptions, your workers' comp benefits are your primary remedy. Retaliation for filing a claim is prohibited under Maine law, and you should document any adverse employment action that follows a work injury.
If you were hurt at work in Maine
Taking the right steps after a Maine workplace injury protects your health and your legal rights.
Step 1: Report the injury to your employer in writing, and do it within 60 days. For injuries on or after January 1, 2020, notice within 60 days of the date of injury is what keeps your claim alive. Do not wait out the window, and do not rely on the section heading that says 90 days. Even if the injury seems minor, written notice protects you if symptoms worsen. Keep a copy of any written report.
Step 2: Seek medical care. For the first 10 days, your employer controls the provider. Go to that provider, but be thorough in describing how the injury happened and all your symptoms. After 10 days, you may name your own physician in writing, keeping in mind the employer can petition to object to that choice.
Step 3: Confirm the employer filed the First Report. Within 7 days of learning of an injury that cost you a day's work, your employer must report it to the Maine Workers' Compensation Board. If you do not receive confirmation, follow up directly with the Board, which can tell you whether the report was filed. That filing date can also extend your own filing deadline.
Step 4: Keep records. Preserve all medical records, pay stubs, correspondence with the employer and insurer, and a personal log of how the injury affects your daily activities and work capacity.
Step 5: Know your deadlines. You have 2 years from the injury date (or the employer's first report, whichever is later) to file a formal petition with the Board. If benefits were paid, that becomes 6 years from the date of the most recent payment. Do not wait until the last minute.
Step 6: Consult an attorney if there is any dispute. If the insurer denies the claim or cuts off benefits, ask a Maine workers' comp lawyer for a free case evaluation before you take the dispute to the Board (attorney advertising). Many work on contingency. Ahead of that call, our Maine workers' comp settlement calculator can give you a rough settlement range based on the state's wage formula. The Board also has free resources and ombudsman services for unrepresented workers.
This article is general legal information, not legal advice. Workers' compensation rules vary by state and change, and benefit amounts and deadlines depend on the specific facts. For advice about a specific claim, consult a licensed workers' compensation attorney in Maine.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is workers' comp required in Maine?
Yes. Maine law requires virtually all employers with one or more employees to carry workers' compensation coverage through a licensed insurer or approved self-insurance. Employers who fail to comply face civil penalties and lose their exclusive-remedy protection against civil lawsuits.
How much does workers' comp pay in Maine?
For injuries on or after January 1, 2013, Maine pays 2/3 of your gross average weekly wage for total incapacity under 39-A M.R.S. section 212(1-A), the same two-thirds of gross measure most states use. The older formula of 80% of after-tax (spendable) wages applies only to injuries before January 1, 2013. The benefit is capped at 125% of the state average weekly wage, a figure the Maine Workers' Compensation Board updates annually.
How long does workers' comp last in Maine?
Temporary total disability benefits continue for as long as you are unable to work due to the injury, subject to the insurer's right to seek a hearing if they believe you have recovered. Permanent partial disability benefits are paid according to the degree of impairment. There is no fixed cutoff date, but extended PTD claims and high-level PPD benefits are subject to Board review. Medical benefits for the work injury remain available indefinitely as long as treatment is causally related.
How long do I have to report a work injury in Maine?
For injuries on or after January 1, 2020, 39-A M.R.S. section 301 requires notice of the injury to be given within 60 days after the date of injury, and a proceeding for compensation may not be maintained without it. The section heading still reads 90 days, but the operative deadline in the text is 60 days, so treat 60 days as your limit and give written notice as early as you can.
How long do I have to file a workers' comp claim in Maine?
You have 2 years from the date of injury or from the date your employer filed the required first report of injury, whichever is later. If the employer or insurer paid any benefits within that period, the deadline becomes 6 years from the date of the most recent payment, not 6 years from the injury. This filing deadline is separate from, and in addition to, the 60-day deadline to give your employer notice of the injury.
Can I choose my own doctor in Maine?
For the first 10 days after you report your injury, your employer controls your choice of medical provider. After those 10 days you may select a different provider by giving your employer the provider's name and a statement of your intention to treat. That choice can be contested: under section 206(2) the employer may file a petition objecting to the provider, the issue goes to mediation, and an administrative law judge orders the employer to pay for your chosen provider if the employer cannot show cause why you should not treat with that provider.
Can I be fired while on workers' comp in Maine?
Maine law prohibits retaliation against an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim. While Maine is generally an at-will employment state, terminating or otherwise penalizing a worker because they filed a claim is unlawful. If you believe you were fired in retaliation, document everything and consult an employment or workers' compensation attorney.
Can I sue my employer after a work injury in Maine?
In most cases, no, and Maine does not have the general intentional-injury exception that some states do. Section 104 exempts a covered employer from civil actions for work injuries. Section 104-A makes an individual employee, supervisor, officer or director personally liable for sexual harassment, sexual assault or a related intentional tort, but expressly does not impose that liability on the employer. The realistic civil routes are a claim against a third party who is not your employer, a claim against an employer that illegally failed to carry coverage, or the illegally employed minor exception.
Updates
Corrected Maine's wage-replacement formula to 2/3 of gross average weekly wages for injuries on or after January 1, 2013, added the 60-day deadline to give your employer notice of an injury, corrected the employer's 7-day First Report of Injury to run to the Workers' Compensation Board rather than its insurer, removed an intentional-injury exception to the exclusive-remedy rule that Maine law does not provide, noted that an employer may petition to object to the provider you choose after day 10, and clarified that the 6-year filing window runs from the most recent benefit payment.
The Law Behind This Article
This article rests on the statutory provisions below, held in our own legal record and retrieved from the official source. Tap a section to read the operative text.
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION, Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992, Chapter 5: COMPENSATION AND SERVICES
§ 201Entitlement to compensation and services generallyIn force
1. Entitlement. If an employee who has not given notice of a claim of common law or statutory rights of action, or who has given the notice and has waived the claim or rights, as provided in section 301, receives a personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment or is disabled by occupational disease, the employee must be paid compensation and furnished medical and other services by the employer who has assented to become subject to this Act. 2. Injury while participating in rideshare programs. An employee injured while participating in a private, group or employer-sponsored car pool, van pool, commuter bus service or other rideshare program, having as its sole purpose the mass transportation of employees to and from work, for the purposes of this Act, may not be deemed to have received personal injury arising out of or in the course of employment. Nothing in the foregoing may be held to deny benefits under this Act to employees such as drivers, mechanics and others who receive remuneration for their participation in the rideshare programs. 3. Mental injury caused by mental stress. 3-A. Mental injury caused by mental stress.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-09-07 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
§ 206Duties and rights of parties as to medical and other services; costIn force
An employee sustaining a personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment or disabled by occupational disease is entitled to reasonable and proper medical, surgical and hospital services, nursing, medicines, and mechanical, surgical aids, as needed, paid for by the employer. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 1. Employer selection. The employer initially has the right to select for the employee a health care provider authorized to practice as such under the laws of the State. 2. Employee selection. After 10 days from the inception of health care under subsection 1, the employee may select a different health care provider by giving to the employer the name of the health care provider and a statement of intention to treat with the health care provider. The employer may file a petition objecting to the named health care provider selected by the employee and setting forth reasons for the objection. The issue of the health care provider must be set for mediation pursuant to section 313.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 12 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2018
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Gaetan H. Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLC (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2018, 187 A.3d 10)“…ment pursuant to the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act, 39-A M.R.S. § 206 (2017); and (3) that the hearing office…”
- Brawn v. Gloria's Country Inn (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 1997, 698 A.2d 1067)“…ded that the Inn could not be required to purchase the van. 39-A M.R.S.A § 206 (Supp.1996). 1 The Board a…”
- Fernald v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2008, 946 A.2d 395)“…sts are necessary and adequate and the charges reasonable.” 39-A M.R.S. § 206(7) (2007). 5 If the insurer or the emp…”
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§ 212Compensation for total incapacityIn force
1. Total incapacity; date of injury prior to January 1, 2013. If the injured employee's date of injury is prior to January 1, 2013, while the incapacity for work resulting from the injury is total, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to 80% of the employee's after-tax average weekly wage, but not more than the maximum benefit under section 211. Compensation must be paid for the duration of the incapacity. Any employee who is able to perform full-time remunerative work in the ordinary competitive labor market in the State, regardless of the availability of such work in and around that employee's community, is not eligible for compensation under this section, but may be eligible for compensation under section 213. 1-A. Total incapacity; date of injury on or after January 1, 2013. If the injured employee's date of injury is on or after January 1, 2013, while the incapacity for work resulting from the injury is total, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to 2/3 of the employee's gross average weekly wages, earnings or salary, but not more than the maximum benefit under section 211.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 38 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2024
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Ray v. Carland Construction, Inc. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 1997, 703 A.2d 648)“…nd replaced by P.L.1991, ch. 885, §§ A-7, A-8 (codified at 39-A M.R.S.A. § 212 (Supp.1996)). Because it was impossible…”
- Brenda L. Freeman v. NewPage Corporation (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2016, 135 A.3d 340)“…yee “not more than the maximum benefit under section 211.” 39-A M.R.S. §§ 212(1), 213(1), 215(1) (2011).4 Freeman ar…”
- Jensen v. S.D. Warren Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2009, 968 A.2d 528)“…an award of total benefits pursu *532 ant to 39-A M.R.S. § 212 when the employee proves both (1) the u…”
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§ 213Compensation for partial incapacityIn force
1. Benefit and duration. While the incapacity for work is partial, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation as follows. A. If the injured employee's date of injury is prior to January 1, 2013, the weekly compensation is equal to 80% of the difference between the injured employee's after-tax average weekly wage before the personal injury and the after-tax average weekly wage that the injured employee is able to earn after the injury, but not more than the maximum benefit under section 211. Compensation must be paid for the duration of the disability if the employee's permanent impairment, determined according to subsection 1‑A and the impairment guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 153, subsection 8, resulting from the personal injury is in excess of 15% to the body. In all other cases an employee is not eligible to receive compensation under this paragraph after the employee has received a total of 260 weeks of compensation under section 212, subsection 1, this paragraph or both.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 56 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Tripp v. Philips Elmet Corp. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 1996, 676 A.2d 927)“…ially unchanged to the present day. See, e.g., 39-A M.R.S.A. § 213 (Supp.1995); 39 M.R.S.A. § 55-B (Supp.1…”
- Grubb v. S.D. Warren Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2003, 837 A.2d 117)“…nd replaced by P.L.1991, ch. 885, §§ A-7, A-8 (codified at 39-A M.R.S.A. § 213 (2001 & Supp.2002)), Grubb's weekly ben…”
- Harvey v. H.C. Price Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2008, 957 A.2d 960)“…to receive workers’ compensation benefits. See 39-A M.R.S. § 213 (2007). 1 [¶ 11] Secti…”
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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION, Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992, Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 104Applicability to certain actions and employers; exemptionsIn force
An employer that has secured the payment of compensation in conformity with sections 401 to 407 is exempt from civil actions, either at common law or under sections 901 to 908; Title 14 sections 8101 to 8118; and Title 18‑C, section 2‑807, involving personal injuries sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of employment, or for death resulting from those injuries. An employer that uses a private employment agency for temporary help services is entitled to the same immunity from civil actions by employees of the temporary help service as is granted with respect to the employer's own employees as long as the temporary help service has secured the payment of compensation in conformity with sections 401 to 407. "Temporary help services" means a service where an agency assigns its own employees to a 3rd party to work under the direction and control of the 3rd party to support or supplement the 3rd party's workforce in work situations such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workload conditions and special assignments and projects.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 61 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2026
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Cole v. Chandler (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2000, 752 A.2d 1189)“…1988). 2 The exclusivity provision is found in 39-A M.R.S.A. § 104, and provides in pertinent part as foll…”
- LePage v. Bath Iron Works Corp. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2006, 909 A.2d 629)“…ty and immunity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act, 39-A M.R.S § 104 (2005). LePage filed this timely appeal…”
- Gordan v. Cummings (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2000, 756 A.2d 942)“…s barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act. See 39-A M.R.S.A. § 104 (Supp.1999); Li v. C.N. Brown Co…”
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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION, Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992, Chapter 7: PROCEDURES
§ 306Time for filing petitionsIn forcecited in 2 of our articles
1. Statute of limitations. Except as provided in this section, a petition brought under this Act is barred unless filed within 2 years after the date of injury or the date the employee's employer files a required first report of injury if required in section 303, whichever is later. 2. Payment of benefits. If an employer or insurer pays benefits under this Act, with or without prejudice, within the period provided in subsection 1, the period during which an employee or other interested party must file a petition is 6 years from the date of the most recent payment. A. The provision of medical care for an injury or illness by or under the supervision of a health care provider employed by, or under contract with, the employer is a payment of benefits with respect to that injury or illness if: (1) Care was provided for that injury or illness on 6 or more occasions in the 12-month period after the initial treatment; and (2) The employer or the health care provider knew or should have known that the injury or illness was work-related. For the purposes of this paragraph, "health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in rules of the board. [PL 2001, c.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 17 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Jensen v. S.D. Warren Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2009, 968 A.2d 528)“…R.S. § 301 (2008) and timely filed his petition pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 306 (2008); (2) foreclosing inquiry into at…”
- Graves v. Brockway-Smith Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2012, 55 A.3d 456)“…ailure to file it within the six-year limitations period in 39-A M.R.S. § 306(2) (2011). 1 We are asked to decide wh…”
- Wilson v. Bath Iron Works (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2008, 942 A.2d 1237)“…ry to her feet. Bath Iron Works (BIW) contends, pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 306(1) (2007), that Wilson’s claim is barre…”
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Also relied on in: Workers' Compensation Laws by State (2026): Benefits and Deadlines
§ 303Reports to boardIn force
When any employee has reported to an employer under this Act any injury arising out of and in the course of the employee's employment that has caused the employee to lose a day's work, or when the employer has knowledge of any such injury, the employer shall report the injury to the board within 7 days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of the injury. The employer shall also report the average weekly wages or earnings of the employee, as defined in section 102, subsection 4, together with any other information required by the board, within 30 days after the employer receives notice or has knowledge of a claim for compensation under section 212, 213 or 215, unless a wage statement has previously been filed with the board. The wage statement must report the earnings or wages of the employee on a weekly basis, unless the employee is paid on other than a weekly basis, in which case the employer may report the earnings or wages in the same manner as earnings or wages are paid. A copy of the wage information must be mailed to the employee.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 5 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2025
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Graves v. Brockway-Smith Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2012, 55 A.3d 456)“…mployer was not required to file a first report pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 303 (2011). We agree that the limitations p…”
- Wilson v. Bath Iron Works (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2008, 942 A.2d 1237)“…led its first report of injury on May 13, 2004, pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 303 (2007). 1 The hearing officer determin…”
- Joyce v. S.D. Warren Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2000, 759 A.2d 712)“…d effective January 1, 1993, the new counterpart provision, 39-A M.R.S.A. § 303 (Pamph.1999), contains a virtually iden…”
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§ 301Notice of injury within 90 daysIn force
For claims for which the date of injury is prior to January 1, 2013, proceedings for compensation under this Act, except as provided, may not be maintained unless a notice of the injury is given within 90 days after the date of injury. 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 after the date of injury. For claims for which the date of injury is on or after 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 60 days after the date of injury. The notice must include the time, place, cause and nature of the injury, together with the name and address of the injured employee. The notice must be given by the injured employee or by a person in the employee's behalf, or, in the event of the employee's death, by the employee's legal representatives, or by a dependent or by a person in behalf of either. [PL 2019, c.
Official text (excerpt) · last checked 2026-07-30 · Read the full text in our law library · Verify at legislature.maine.gov
Cited in 9 court opinions in our collectionLatest citing opinion in our collection: 2021
Opinions citing this section in our collection:
- Jensen v. S.D. Warren Co. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2009, 968 A.2d 528)“…nsen gave adequate notice of the gradual injury pursuant to 39-A M.R.S. § 301 (2008) and timely filed his petition pu…”
- Lamonica v. Holmes (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 1998, 1998 Me. 190)“…is workers’ compensation claim against his second employer, 39-A M.R.S.A. § 301 (Supp.1997). Ladd Holmes contends that…”
- Roger Desgrosseilliers v. Auburn Sheet Metal at al. (Supreme Judicial Court of Maine 2021, 264 A.3d 1237)“…nsurer when the employer no longer exists. Because neither 39-A M.R.S. § 301 (2021) nor the Occupational Disease Law…”
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Sources and References
- Maine Workers' Compensation Board (official agency)(maine.gov).gov
- 39-A M.R.S.A. (Maine Workers' Compensation Act)(legislature.maine.gov).gov
- 39-A M.R.S. 212 (Compensation for total incapacity; 2/3 of gross wages for injuries on or after January 1, 2013)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 301 (Notice of injury; 60 days for injuries on or after January 1, 2020)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 303 (Employer's report of injury to the Workers' Compensation Board within 7 days)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 306 (Statute of limitations; 2 years, or 6 years from the date of the most recent payment)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 206 (Medical treatment; employee's provider selection after 10 days and employer objection)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 104 (Exemption from civil actions; exclusive remedy)(legislature.maine.gov)
- 39-A M.R.S. 104-A (Liability for sexual harassment, sexual assault or certain intentional torts)(legislature.maine.gov)
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