{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 409.002","heading":"FAILURE TO FILE NOTICE OF INJURY.","body":"Failure to notify an employer as required by Section 409.001(a) relieves the employer and the employer's insurance carrier of liability under this subtitle unless:\n(1) the employer, a person eligible to receive notice under Section 409.001(b), or the employer's insurance carrier has actual knowledge of the employee's injury;\n(2) the division determines that good cause exists for failure to provide notice in a timely manner; or\n(3) the employer or the employer's insurance carrier does not contest the claim.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.134, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 409. COMPENSATION PROCEDURES","SUBCHAPTER A. INJURY REPORTS, CLAIMS, AND RECORDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.409.htm#409.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"21b9696dd2c9562a13afae8e1464457fd5c52e2112ae332ee24ba1c3a8c7f6fd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}