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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Labor Code § 409.008: FAILURE TO FILE EMPLOYER REPORT OF INJURY; LIMITATIONS TOLLED.

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  1. LABOR CODE
  2. TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
  3. SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
  4. CHAPTER 409. COMPENSATION PROCEDURES
  5. SUBCHAPTER A. INJURY REPORTS, CLAIMS, AND RECORDS

If an employer or the employer's insurance carrier has been given notice or has knowledge of an injury to or the death of an employee and the employer or insurance carrier fails, neglects, or refuses to file the report under Section 409.005, the period for filing a claim for compensation under Sections 409.003 and 409.007 does not begin to run against the claim of an injured employee or a legal beneficiary until the day on which the report required under Section 409.005 has been furnished.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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