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Tex. Lab. Code § 409.006

RECORD OF INJURIES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION

Known as the Texas Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 401–419 (623 sections).

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

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.