LFT · Article 489

Article 489 Federal Labor Law

TITLE NINE. Occupational Hazards

Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 14 May 2026

The following does not release the employer from liability:

I.That the employee explicitly or implicitly had assumed the occupational hazards;

II.That the accident occurs due to clumsiness or negligence of the employee; and

III.That the accident is caused by the imprudence or negligence of a co-worker or of a third person.

How to cite

Federal Labor Law, Article 489. https://articuladomx.com/en/federal-labor-law/article-489/

Cite the Spanish official text. Use this English page as a reading aid.

Corpus 2026.10.08