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In Texas, the exclusivity provision bars a suit claiming that injuries to a worker's child were caused by the worker's exposure to toxic substances in the workplace.

In Louisiana, an employer asserting that a worker committed fraud by working while collecting benefits must show the worker was earning money and was capable of performing work.

In Kansas, the monetary value of the use of a company truck is not included in a worker's average weekly wage if it was only used for work and he only received reimbursement for work-related expenses for the truck.

In North Carolina, a worker may be considered an employee of an employer even if the individual who hired the worker was not authorized to do so.

In Louisiana, a worker's testimony alone may be sufficient to prove the occurrence of an unwitnessed incident if the testimony is corroborated by the circumstances after the alleged incident.

The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to rules relating to the procedures insurance carriers and injured workers must follow when resolving an overpayment or underpayment of income benefits.

In Tennessee, evidence showing that a worker was injured while in the course of a personal mission will block benefits for the worker.

In Alaska, a preexisting back condition and a lack of complaints or evidence of home treatment will support a conclusion that a worker's pain was not caused by a work-related incident.

In Mississippi, a worker is not entitled to benefits if the employer testifies that it never received notice of an injury and the worker initially failed to inform her medical providers of her work-related injury.

In Arizona, an injury arising out of personal comfort must still be connected to the employment.

In Colorado, a worker who did not challenge a determination that she reached MMI of her work-related injury in an open case may be able to obtain TTD benefits when she experienced a worsening of her original injury.

In Nevada, if a worker changed jobs when she was injured and no 12-week or four-week history of earnings is available for the new job, a finding of her primary job at the time of the accident is needed to calculate her average monthly wage.

In Florida, injuries are not compensable if the risk giving rise to the injury is personal in nature.

In New York, altercations between coworkers generally are considered compensable, regardless of fault, if the injury arises out of a clash over work-related differences.

In Missouri, where the work nexus is clear, the worker is not required to show that he would have been equally exposed to the risk in everyday life.