{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 408.007","heading":"DATE OF INJURY FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.","body":"For purposes of this subtitle, the date of injury for an occupational disease is the date on which the employee knew or should have known that the disease may be related to the employment.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 408. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.408.htm#408.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"bce5f3c0b8769382038516dc1b37c17a99755181bef02caf58e719a79a074034","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-408.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}