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In Florida, a claimant's domestic violence infraction from more than 25 years ago and before she began working for the employer does not qualify as misconduct so as to warrant the denial of TPD benefits.

In Connecticut, the direct and natural consequence rule should be utilized in analyzing the causation in cases involving a subsequent injury or an aggravation of an earlier, primary injury.

In Iowa, a worker must show that a mental injury was caused by workplace stress of greater magnitude than the daily mental stresses experienced by other workers.

The Workers' Compensation Division issued a bulletin regarding self-insured base rates and election of method used for determination of premium.

In Ohio, an employer's duty to provide safety equipment is not contingent on a worker's request for the safety equipment.

In Missouri, a worker's injury is deemed to arise out of and in the course of her employment if it did not come from a hazard or risk to which she would have been equally exposed in her normal nonemployment life.

In New Hampshire, a three-year statute of limitations exists for claims involving overpayments and underpayments of workers' compensation insurance premiums.

In Florida, evidence that a worker did not maintain a separate business, have a federal employee identification number or bank account in the name of a business, and he received the same weekly pay directly from the employer can show that the worker was an employee and not an independent contractor.

In New Mexico, a worker's injury arises out of his employment if the injury was caused by a peculiar or increased risk to which the worker was subjected by his employment.

In Oklahoma, when a worker is engaging in a special task that deviates from his normally assigned duties, he is not necessarily disqualified from receiving workers' compensation benefits.

In Louisiana, the essence of an employer-employee relationship is the right to control.

In Illinois, work outside subjects a worker to a greater risk of injury than the general public from wind gusts.

The Department of Labor and Industries issued a preproposal statement of inquiry regarding changes in rates for workers' compensation insurance.

If a worker withdrew from work due to an accident at her workplace, the New York Workers' Compensation Board is not required to infer that her post-accident loss of wages was due to physical limitations caused by the accident.

In Oregon, both the right to control and the nature of the work tests should be used to determine whether the employer is obligated to provide workers' compensation insurance.

The Division of Workers' Compensation informally proposed new rules that implement laws that create a medical quality review panel.