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In Illinois, where a worker alleges a mental disability due to a nonphysical trauma, she must show that the psychological injury was caused by a sudden severe emotional shock.

In Hawaii, the exclusive remedy provision of workers' compensation will bar suits based on the personal injuries a worker suffered arising out of and in the course of her employment.

In Louisiana, an employer's failure to authorize medical care for a worker otherwise eligible to receive workers' compensation triggers penalties.

In Minnesota, an in-state employer's workers' compensation liability to an out-of-state medical provider is set at the amount provided in the workers' compensation schedule in the state where the provider is located.

Oklahoma has jurisdiction over a workers' compensation claim if the worker gave his final assent to employment within Oklahoma.

In Virginia, an inconclusive medical opinion can prevent a worker from showing that his injury arose out of his employment.

In the absence of direct evidence under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employee must offer circumstantial evidence from which an inference of discriminatory intent can be drawn.

In Mississippi, the insurance guaranty association is not obligated to step in for an insolvent insurer and reimburse the self-insurer guaranty association for payments it made to an injured worker on behalf of his insolvent self-insured employer.

In Nebraska, an injury arises in the course of employment when it takes place within the period of the employment, at a place where the worker reasonably may be, and while the worker is fulfilling work duties or doing something incidental to his work duties.

In Connecticut, to fall under the medical care exception to the one-year statute of limitations, a worker must prove that the employer previously furnished care for the specific condition in the claim filed past the statute of limitations or that the condition was causally related to a timely reported incident for which the employer furnished medical care.

In Virginia, if an injured worker's treating physician prescribed specific medical treatment, the employer must show that the treatment is unreasonable or unnecessary in order to deny compensation.

In North Dakota, the positional risk doctrine is not applicable to workers' compensation cases because it is inconsistent with a statute that requires workers to prove a causal connection between their employment and injury.

In Arkansas, an injured worker is required to give notice of his injury to his employer. A self-employed worker is not required to provide notice of his injury to the insurer.

In Florida, an employer can rebut the presumption of compensability for correctional officers suffering from heart disease with evidence of a nonindustrial cause of the officer's condition.

In Iowa, after the retirement of a worker's authorized treating physician, the employer is permitted to select another treating physician.

The Department of Labor and Industries proposed amendments to cylinder and electrical rules.