# 労働基準法施行規則 / Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — 第四十八条 (Article 48)

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- Law: 労働基準法施行規則 (Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act), 昭和二十二年厚生省令第二十三号
- English title "Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第四十八条 (Article 48) — address `art-48`
- Text in force since: 2026-04-01
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### 第四十八条
<sup>art-48 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-48</sup>

**第一項**  災害補償を行う場合には、死傷の原因たる事故発生の日又は診断によつて疾病の発生が確定した日を、平均賃金を算定すべき事由の発生した日とする。
<sup>art-48/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/labor-standards-act-enforcement-ordinance/art-48/par-1</sup>
When accident compensation is made, the date when the accident causing death or injury has occurred or the date which is confirmed by diagnosis as that of the outbreak of the illness shall be the date when a cause has arisen to calculate average wages.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 労働基準法施行規則 — the text in force from 2026-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322M40000100023/20260401_508M60000100057), retrieved 2026-09-10
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Ordinance for Enforcement of the Labor Standards Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/2605/tb), retrieved 2026-09-10
- This site's parser, version 227 — 労働基準法施行規則 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-10