Montana · Work site injury: what can I do?
Work site injury: what can I do?
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Montana?
Montana: 3 years from injury for civil lawsuits; workers' comp employer notice within 30 days; formal claim within 1 year A lawyer can confirm yours.
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Montana construction workers have 3 years to file civil lawsuits — Montana applies comparative fault and federal OSHA governs; Montana has unique state fund workers' comp (Montanans can only get workers' comp through the state fund for certain employers)
Montana applies comparative fault. Montana has a unique workers' compensation structure — the Montana State Fund is a competitive state fund providing workers' comp insurance, but private insurers and self-insured employers also participate. Federal OSHA governs Montana construction sites. Billings, Missoula, and Bozeman are the primary construction markets, with oil and gas adjacent construction in the Williston Basin corridor relevant to eastern Montana. Montana District Courts handle civil construction accident claims.
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Work site injury: what can I do? overview. This page covers the local information available for Montana.
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