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In Virginia, in applying the actual risk test, the commission should determine whether a worker's risk of injury was peculiar to her job and not one which the general public was equally exposed.

In Maine, an employer has 14 days to file a notice of controversy of a worker's claim even if the worker did not suffer an actual loss of earnings from the injury.

In Louisiana, a worker who is intoxicated at the time of his accident can recover benefits if the accident was a "freak accident," the worker did not appear intoxicated at the time, and he could not have prevented the accident.

In Oregon, in order for an injury to arise out of employment, it must result from a risk connected with the nature of the work or the work environment.

In North Carolina, a finding that a physician never released an injured worker to return to work is insufficient to establish disability.

In Idaho, a temporal connection between a worker's symptoms and a chemical exposure at work alone does not establish causation.

In Arkansas, a worker injured during her break must show that she was advancing the interests of her employer at the time of her injury in order to receive benefits.

In New Jersey, a worker can sue a general partnership after receiving workers' compensation benefits from her employer, a partner in the partnership.

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

In North Carolina, without a doctor's opinion that a worker's injury was causally related to a work incident, it will be difficult for a worker to show he is entitled to compensation.

In Massachusetts, a contractor that pays the workers' compensation claims of injured workers of its subcontractor is not immune from being sued by the workers.

In New Jersey, an employer must be provided with notice that the odd lot doctrine might be applied to have the opportunity to rebut the worker's showing of unemployability.

In Virginia, a worker injured while performing duties outside her job description is not barred from receiving benefits if she was performing activities not prohibited by the employer and in furtherance of the employer's interest.

In New York, a worker's injuries sustained in an assault while fulfilling his job duties occurs in the course of employment even if the worker physically leaves the employer's presence.

In Ohio, a worker may be entitled to benefits under the special mission exception to the coming and going rule if the sole reason for his being on the road was to perform a substantially important function of his job.