Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-68
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Rebuttable presumption injury not work-related
Official statutory text
A. Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the
employer within thirty (30) days of the date an injury occurs, the
rebuttable presumption shall be that the injury was not work-
related. Such presumption must be overcome by a preponderance of
the evidence.
B. Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the
employer within thirty (30) days of the employee's separation from
employment, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that an
occupational disease or cumulative trauma injury did not arise out
of and in the course of employment. Such presumption must be
overcome by a preponderance of the evidence.
employer within thirty (30) days of the date an injury occurs, the
rebuttable presumption shall be that the injury was not work-
related. Such presumption must be overcome by a preponderance of
the evidence.
B. Unless an employee gives oral or written notice to the
employer within thirty (30) days of the employee's separation from
employment, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that an
occupational disease or cumulative trauma injury did not arise out
of and in the course of employment. Such presumption must be
overcome by a preponderance of the evidence.
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