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In Kansas, an employer can rebut a presumption of permanent total disability by showing that the worker is capable of engaging in any type of substantial, gainful employment.

In Missouri, a worker is totally disabled if she is unable to return to any work for any employer due to her physical condition.

In Arkansas, a worker's restroom break during work hours is a necessary function that advances an employer's interests.

In Nebraska, if insufficient credible data exists for a determination of an undocumented worker's loss of earning capacity in his current location, his community of origin, the location where the injury occurred may serve as the hub community.

In Kansas, prior to 2011 statutory amendments, an otherwise eligible worker is not precluded from receiving an award of work disability based on her status as an unauthorized alien.

In Arkansas, an aggravation of a preexisting, noncompensable condition by a compensable injury is compensable.

In Nebraska, an injured worker is not required to reach maximum medical improvement before she can modify an award.

In Kentucky, when a worker is not physically able to return to his preinjury employment but his postinjury wages are greater than his preinjury wages, his ability to earn an equal or greater average weekly wage is considered in determining whether he is entitled to a two or three times multiplier.

In Nebraska, a worker can choose her physician if compensability is denied.

In North Carolina, medical testimony that a work incident aggravated an alleged preexisting condition can establish that the worker's condition was related to the work incident.

In Tennessee, where the preinjury employer does not return a worker to employment at a wage equal to or greater than the wage he was receiving at the time of his injury, the worker can receive benefits up to six times the medical impairment rating.

In Connecticut, the evaluation of whether a worker is totally disabled is a holistic evaluation of work capacity rather than a medical determination.

In Florida, the 104-week limitation on TTD benefits is unconstitutional as it violates the state's guarantee that justice will be administrated without denial or delay.

In Nebraska, illegal aliens can be entitled to PTD benefits for work-related injuries.

In Wisconsin, an injured worker will not be entitled to vocational rehabilitation benefits beyond 80 weeks if the primary purpose of further training is to improve upon preinjury earning capacity rather than restore it.

In Ohio, an injured worker does not have to show that a physical injury was the sole cause of her PTSD in order for her to receive compensation for the condition.

In Iowa, an employer is not required to pay for unauthorized care unless the worker shows that the care was reasonable and beneficial.

In Montana, a religious corporation engaging in commercial activities can be considered an employer required to obtain workers' compensation insurance.

In North Carolina, the special employment doctrine does not apply when a contract between a temporary staffing agency and its client states that employees of the agency are not employees of the county.

In Kansas, an injured worker is not required to make a good-faith effort to seek postinjury employment to mitigate an employer's liability for benefits.