Tex. Lab. Code § 409.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 409.003 - Claim for Compensation

An employee or a person acting on the employee's behalf shall file with the division a claim for compensation for an injury not later than one year after the date on which:

(1) the injury occurred; or

(2) if the injury is an occupational disease, the employee knew or should have known that the disease was related to the employee's employment.

Tex. Lab. Code § 409.003

Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265, Sec. 3.135, eff. 9/1/2005.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.