Tex. Labor Code § 409.006
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 409.006, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 409.006. RECORD OF INJURIES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Official statutory text
(a) An employer shall maintain a record of each employee injury as reported by an employee or otherwise made known to the employer.
(b) The record shall be available to the division at reasonable times and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the information that must be contained in an employer record under this section.
(d) Information contained in a record maintained under this section is not an admission by the employer that:
(1) the injury did in fact occur; or
(2) a fact maintained in the record is true.
(e) A person commits an administrative violation if the person fails to comply with this section.
(b) The record shall be available to the division at reasonable times and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the information that must be contained in an employer record under this section.
(d) Information contained in a record maintained under this section is not an admission by the employer that:
(1) the injury did in fact occur; or
(2) a fact maintained in the record is true.
(e) A person commits an administrative violation if the person fails to comply with this section.
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