Texas Statutes
§ 408.001 — EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Texas § 408.001
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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 408.001 (2026).
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Sec. 408.001. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
(a)Recovery of workers' compensation benefits is the exclusive remedy of an employee covered by workers' compensation insurance coverage or a legal beneficiary against the employer or an agent or employee of the employer for the death of or a work-related injury sustained by the employee.
(b)This section does not prohibit the recovery of exemplary damages by the surviving spouse or heirs of the body of a deceased employee whose death was caused by an intentional act or omission of the employer or by the employer's gross negligence.
(c)In this section, "gross negligence" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(d)A determination under Section 406.032 , 409.002 , or 409.004 that a work-related injur
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Legislative History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7 ), Sec. 3.077, eff. September 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
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§ 408.001
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 408.002
SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION.§ 408.003
REIMBURSABLE EMPLOYER PAYMENTS; SALARY CONTINUATION; OFFSET AGAINST INCOME BENEFITS; LIMITS.§ 408.0041
DESIGNATED DOCTOR EXAMINATION.§ 408.0044
REVIEW OF DENTAL SERVICES.§ 408.0045
REVIEW OF CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.§ 408.0046
RULES.§ 408.005
SETTLEMENTS AND AGREEMENTS.§ 408.006
MENTAL TRAUMA INJURIES.§ 408.008
COMPENSABILITY OF HEART ATTACKS.§ 408.021
ENTITLEMENT TO MEDICAL BENEFITS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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