Tex. Labor Code Section 409.002
Failure to File Notice of Injury

Failure to notify an employer as required by Section 409.001 (Notice of Injury to Employer)(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 (Notice of Injury to Employer)(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.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.134, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 409.002 — Failure to File Notice of Injury, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­409.­htm#409.­002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

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