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In New York, a worker's job of transporting police officers and volunteers from a staging area to ground zero satisfies the definition of a participant in rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations.

In Utah, in cases involving a preexisting condition, the worker must show that his injury involved exertions or employment conditions that were "unusual or extraordinary."

In Louisiana, an employer is not liable for medical expenses paid or written off by Medicaid.

The Department of Labor and Industries issued a preproposal statement of inquiry regarding rules on classifications for workers' compensation insurance.

In Texas, evidence that a worker was on a special mission for the employer can help establish that a worker was in the course and scope of his employment.

In Idaho, an injured worker alleging a change in condition must show an increased level of impairment.

In Utah, an employer is not considered an agricultural employer if his operations do not include feeding, harvesting, or management of wildlife.

In Virginia, when a prosthesis is removed but not replaced during surgery, the 24-month limitations period for the review of an award does not apply.

In Texas, the exclusive remedy provision bars claims by a temporary worker against a client company if the client company shows that it was the worker's employer and that it subscribed to workers' compensation insurance.

In Alabama, an injured worker receiving unemployment compensation can be entitled to PTD benefits for the same time period.

In New York, a worker is not entitled to compensation for injuries occurring in an off-duty, voluntary employee athletic activity that was not part of her work-related duties and not sponsored by her employer.

In California, a construction company's failure to provide a spotter to help direct the movement of construction equipment may amount to serious and willful misconduct that will entitle an injured worker to increased benefits.

In Connecticut, a worker has one year to file a claim for hypertension. Notations in the medical records of a history of hypertension and a prescription for antihypertensive medications show that the worker had knowledge that he suffered from hypertension.

In Virginia, an injury arises out of the employment when a worker shows that a condition of his workplace caused or contributed to his injury.

In Louisiana, a worker can be found to be intoxicated by a drug for which she has a valid prescription.