Decision of the Berufsgenossenschaft: calculate the objection deadline
The Berufsgenossenschaft or Unfallkasse decides on a work or commuting accident or an occupational disease.
How to recognise the letter
- The sender is a Berufsgenossenschaft (BG) or Unfallkasse.
- It is about a work or commuting accident or an occupational disease.
- At the end, the instructions on legal remedies: objection within one month.
Which deadline applies?
Objection (Widerspruch): one month after notification (§ 84 Abs. 1 S. 1 SGG). If the end falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the deadline ends on the next working day (§ 64 Abs. 3 SGG). The calculator on this page works out the exact day – step by step.
Statutory accident insurance belongs to the social courts (§ 51 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 SGG).
What happens if you do nothing?
Once the objection period has passed, the decision becomes final.
Your options
- Ask for the expert opinions and the file
- Object (Widerspruch) – reasons can follow later
- Advice: VdK, SoVD, trade union
Who can help?
VdK, SoVD, trade union, specialist social law lawyer
Frequently asked questions
Who helps with an objection?
VdK, SoVD, trade unions and specialist social law lawyers. First ask for the file and the expert opinions.
How much time do I have?
One month after notification (§ 84 Abs. 1 S. 1 SGG). If the end falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the deadline ends on the next working day (§ 64 Abs. 3 SGG). The calculator above shows the exact day with every step.
Who can help me?
VdK, SoVD, trade union, specialist social law lawyer.
General information, not legal advice. Whether this decision is correct and what is right in your case is for an advice centre or a lawyer to say. Laws link to the official German text at gesetze-im-internet.de.