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In Wyoming, a worker cannot receive extended TTD benefits just because his claim was disputed.

In Illinois, a worker's injury during an act that constitutes a personal action to which the worker has voluntarily increased his risk of injury or constitutes horseplay does not arise out of the worker's employment.

The Division of Industrial Affairs issued a memorandum announcing the new workers' compensation rate.

In Pennsylvania, when an employer asserts that a worker violated a work rule, the employer must prove that the injury was caused by the rule violation, the worker knew of the rule, and the rule implicated an activity not connected with the worker's work duties.

In Kansas, evidence that pain from a preexisting condition exists independent of a work-related injury does not support compensation for an aggravation of the preexisting condition.

In Florida, conditions caused by a work-related injury that develop after the original work accident can be compensable if causation is established.

In North Carolina, medical opinions based on a reasonable amount of medical certainty that a worker's cancer was causally related to her exposure to chemicals at work support an occupational disease claim.

In Louisiana, workers' compensation does not provide immunity from a lawsuit to a co-volunteer firefighter.

The Industrial Commission proposed amendments to a rule regarding lump-sum payments for attorney's fees.

In Oklahoma, a workers' compensation insurer cannot enjoy an Indian tribe's workers' compensation immunity and is estopped from denying coverage under a policy for which it accepted premiums computed in part on a worker's earnings.

In Iowa, the functional impairment and disability resulting from a scheduled loss should not be based on any anticipated deterioration of function that may occur in the future.

In New Jersey, to establish a compensable psychiatric claim, a worker must prove that her disability resulted from objectively verified work-related stress.

In Virginia, an injured worker has the burden of proving a causal connection between the workplace accident and his injury.

In South Dakota, the opinion of an examining physician should be given substantial weight when compared to the opinion of a doctor who only reviewed the worker's medical records.

The Industrial Commission proposed amendments to a rule regarding temporary disability.