Anglen v. E.L. Powell & Sons

The “notice of injury” statute in the Workers’ Compensation Act substantially changed with the 1986 repeal and rewrite. The notice provision in 85 O.S.Supp.1986, *1368§ 24.21 is applicable to claims for temporary disability, while the notice in repealed 85 O.S.1981, § 242 applied to any claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act. *1369Even though this appeal is from a denial of temporary disability, the majority opinion erroneously treats 85 O.S.Supp.1986, § 24.2 as if it were a re-enactment of 85 O.S.1981, § 24, amended to extend the time to give notice and to delete the phrase relating to prejudice to…