{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 409.004","heading":"EFFECT OF FAILURE TO FILE CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION.","body":"Failure to file a claim for compensation with the division as required under Section 409.003 relieves the employer and the employer's insurance carrier of liability under this subtitle unless:\n(1) good cause exists for failure to file a claim in a timely manner; or\n(2) 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. 3.136, 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#409.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"5bb3359f506ac202b3a370e5fcf4a9cb0dd9610c624d8ae7ac851105b55b5c0a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-409.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}