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In Illinois, the stress of being laid off is a stress to which all workers are occasionally subjected. A worker's injuries resulting from such stress do not arise out of her employment.

In Kansas, the designation of an accident date due to a repetitive use injury is not a factual determination of the precise moment at which the worker suffered the injury.

In New York, mental injuries that stem from an employer's lawful and good-faith personnel decisions involving a disciplinary action or work evaluation are not compensable.

In North Carolina, an injured worker can change his authorized treating physician if he completed all of the conservative treatment ordered by the first doctor and the second doctor's treatment was beneficial in reducing his pain and lessening his impairment.

In Arizona, in determining whether a worker is an employee, the totality of the circumstances is examined.

In Montana, workers eligible for Social Security retirement benefits may be able to receive rehabilitation benefits.

An employer may place a worker on involuntary continuous FMLA leave so long as she has a serious health condition that prevents her from performing an essential function of her position.

In Illinois, an accidental injury occurring during a voluntary athletic event does not arise out of and in the course of employment.

The Division of Workers' Compensation proposed amendments to rules regarding general medical provisions, pre-authorization, concurrent utilization review, and voluntary certification of health care.

In Virginia, an injured worker who is furloughed must show a causal relationship between his incapacity and wage loss in order to be entitled to wage loss benefits.

The Department of Labor and Industries is creating a stay at work program.

In Florida, an injury sustained by a victim of a prank may be covered if it occurred in the course and scope of her employment.

In Mississippi, a worker claiming a mental injury stemming from a mental stimulus must show the injury was caused by something more than the ordinary incidents of employment.

In Ohio, an aggravation of a preexisting medical condition is a type of causation, so it is not a separate condition or distinct injury. Therefore, a worker can present evidence of this theory of causation on appeal even if it was not addressed administratively.

In North Carolina, an employer can show a worker is not entitled to disability benefits if he unjustifiably refuses suitable employment.

In Wyoming, to determine an injured worker's ability to earn a living, the worker's preinjury wages and work schedule, the nature of her injury and the resulting physical limitations, her postinjury employment history, and her postinjury employment prospects should be considered.