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In Louisiana, a worker is entitled to a presumption that his disability was caused by the work-related accident if he was in good health before the accident but afterward began having symptoms which continuously manifested.

In Florida, a worker's failure to pinpoint why or where he fell at work can make it difficult for him to show that his employment caused his injuries.

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs proposed amendments to regulations implementing amendments to the Black Lung Benefits Act made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In New Jersey, an employer's negligence or recklessness will not bring a worker's claim for his injuries outside the exclusive remedy of workers' compensation.

Tennessee law created a rebuttable presumption that heart disease or hypertension suffered by a law enforcement officer is caused by his employment. Once the statutory presumption is overcome, the officer must prove causation.

In West Virginia, an injured worker is not required to obtain prior authorization from a claims administrator before seeking an initial psychiatric consultation.

In North Carolina, where a back injury arises out of the course of employment and is the direct result of a specific traumatic incident, an "injury by accident" includes any disabling physical injury arising out of and causally related to the incident.

In Ohio, clinical data showing a loss of 100 percent is not required for an award of scheduled loss benefits for a total loss of vision or hearing.

In Kansas, the inherent travel exception to the going and coming rule is a method to determine whether a worker already assumed the duties of employment when he was going to or returning from work.

In North Carolina, a worker's inconsistent statements about his injury and the alleged work incident can undermine compensability.

In Louisiana, an employer's failure to pay an injured worker for prescription medications on multiple occasions will result in an assessment of multiple penalties, up to the statutory maximum of $8,000.

In Idaho, the commission must consider the worker's access to the local labor market at the time of the hearing in determining the worker's disability.

In Kansas, a medical provider who uses a flawed method of assigning billing codes and lacks supporting documentation can be found to have charged excessive fees.

The Workers' Compensation Commission approved the language to a proposed regulation on oral arguments.

The Industrial Commission held a hearing on the 2012 physicians' and pharmaceutical fee schedule on April 25.