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In Utah, a worker who is terminated for misconduct may be entitled to temporary disability benefits if he is able to perform light-duty work but cannot perform it due to the termination.

In South Carolina, a worker engaging in horseplay at the time he is injured is not entitled to benefits.

In Louisiana, a mental injury or illness resulting from work-related stress is not compensable unless the mental injury was the result of a sudden, unexpected, and extraordinary stress related to the employment.

In Kansas, if a worker entitled to workers' compensation suffers a second injury from medical negligence during treatment for the work injury, the second injury is also compensable.

In Pennsylvania, a worker may be found to have withdrawn from the workforce if he resides in another country for an extended period or if he does not indicate that he intends to move back to the United States if he learns of suitable employment in his usual employment area.

In Louisiana, evidence that a worker did not retire due to a work-related injury will prevent the worker from collecting supplemental earnings benefits.

In Ohio, evidence that a worker was engaged in an activity logically related to the employer's business shows that the worker's injuries arose out of his employment.

In Oklahoma, a chiropractor is qualified to give expert testimony regarding a worker's psychological condition.

In California, a worker is not entitled to receive TTD benefits at a rate higher than two-thirds of the worker's average weekly earnings, even if the claim adjuster failed to maintain documentation sufficient to determine the worker's average weekly earnings.

In Kentucky, a traveling employee's injuries are compensable if the employer sustained an economic benefit by the trip and if the employer would have sent another worker if the injured employee did not go.

In Connecticut, in order to overcome the exclusive remedy bar, a worker must demonstrate that his employer believed its conduct was substantially certain to cause the worker harm. An employer's failure to comply with safety regulations or train workers is insufficient to meet the standard.

In Texas, a worker cannot prove bad faith without evidence that at the time the insurer denied her claim, it was reasonably clear the claim was covered.

In Missouri, in order for the second injury fund to be liable, a worker must show that his preexisting condition "represented an obstacle or hindrance" to his ability to work.

In Kentucky, a worker cannot collect benefits without showing a causal relationship between his work and his injuries.

In New York, activities that are both reasonable and sufficiently work-related are compensable.

In Louisiana, a worker can establish chemical exposure caused an occupational disease by showing medical studies and internal memoranda from the employer noting a chemical exposure problem.