Tex. Lab. Code § 409.002 : LABOR CODE — WORKERS' COMPENSATION — TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT — COMPENSATION PROCEDURES — INJURY REPORTS, CLAIMS, AND RECORDS — Failure to File Notice of Injury

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:

(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;
(2) the division determines that good cause exists for failure to provide notice in a timely manner; or
(3) the employer or the employer's insurance carrier does not contest the claim.

Tex. Lab. Code § 409.002

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 3.134, eff. 9/1/2005.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.
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