For purposes of this subtitle, the date of injury for an occupational disease is the date on which the employee knew or should have known that the disease may be related to the employment.
Tex. Lab. Code § 408.007
DATE OF INJURY FOR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE
Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 401.001 to 419.007 (623 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Fire and Casualty Insurance Company of Connecticut, (APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE) v. Javier Miranda, (APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT) (2009)
Most recently applied in Fire and Casualty Insurance Company of Connecticut, (APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE) v. Javier Miranda, (APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT) (May 2009)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.