Tex. Labor Code § 409.002
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 409.002, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 409.002. FAILURE TO FILE NOTICE OF INJURY.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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