Tex. Labor Code Section 409.008
Failure to File Employer Report of Injury; Limitations Tolled


If an employer or the employer’s insurance carrier has been given notice or has knowledge of an injury to or the death of an employee and the employer or insurance carrier fails, neglects, or refuses to file the report under Section 409.005 (Report of Injury; Modified Duty Program Notice; Administrative Violation), the period for filing a claim for compensation under Sections 409.003 (Claim for Compensation) and 409.007 (Death Benefit Claims) does not begin to run against the claim of an injured employee or a legal beneficiary until the day on which the report required under Section 409.005 (Report of Injury; Modified Duty Program Notice; Administrative Violation) has been furnished.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 409.008 — Failure to File Employer Report of Injury; Limitations Tolled, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.­409.­htm#409.­008 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 409.008’s source at texas​.gov