{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 409.003","heading":"CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.","body":"An employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf shall file with the division a claim for compensation for an injury not later than one year after the date on which:\n(1) the injury occurred; or\n(2) if the injury is an occupational disease, the employee knew or should have known that the disease was related to the employee's employment.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.135, 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#409.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"e220df072b31d50d19813c149a556deb0e174445aae81ef22e501ae7bc58ae3e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}