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In Minnesota, a worker is required to provide his employer with written notice of his injury or the employer must have actual knowledge of the injury within 180 days of the injury.

In Texas, evidence that a worker was unable to work for a period of time following his injury supports a finding of disability.

In Virginia, workers who bring their personal tools to work with their employer's knowledge, encouragement, or acquiescence may have compensable claims if the tools injure them.

In Kansas, a worker is permanently and totally disabled when he is essentially and realistically unemployable.

In Louisiana, an employer does not have to pay workers' compensation benefits if the injury was caused by the worker's intoxication.

The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to rules regarding the reimbursement manual for hospitals.

In Kansas, a worker's undocumented immigration status does not prevent him from receiving permanent partial disability benefits.

In Pennsylvania, if a worker commits misconduct and is properly discharged for that misconduct, he is precluded from receiving compensation for loss of earnings from the date of his discharge.

In Alabama, an exception to the going and coming rule exists when an employer furnishes transportation to and from work.

In New Jersey, an injured worker cannot sue his employer's insurer for pain and suffering caused by the insurer's delay in providing medical treatment.

In Florida, a worker may be entitled to benefits for erectile dysfunction when the worker's depression stemming from his work-related accident and the medications to treat his depression are the major contributing cause.

The Workers' Compensation Board issued a bulletin regarding requests for a venue change.

In South Carolina, a worker is entitled to disability benefits if she failed to obtain employment because of a work injury and she made reasonable efforts to obtain employment.

In Colorado, the testimony of a licensed physician or psychologist is required to establish a claim for mental impairment.

In New Jersey, employment is deemed to commence when the worker arrives at the employer's place of employment to report for work.

In Massachusetts, a worker is not required to repay benefits he received while he was committed to a court-ordered alcohol treatment program.