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In Arizona, the election of remedies defense is waived if it is raised after a determination of compensability becomes final.

In Georgia, if an employer is ordered to build a wheelchair-accessible home for an injured worker, it may do so on a location of its choice. The home does not have to be built on property already owned by the worker.

The Workers' Compensation Commission proposed to amend a regulation regarding maximum allowable payments to medical practitioners.

The Workers' Compensation Division has proposed changes to rules regarding premium assessment.

The Department of Labor and Industries proposed to amend a rule regarding medical aid conversion factors.

In Kentucky when there is conflicting medical evidence, an administrative law judge's decision will not be reversed if there is substantial evidence supporting his decision.

In Ohio, a worker injured at home when he returned to continue a job search through a vocational rehabilitation program is not entitled to compensation.

In Florida, where a worker's doctor provides convincing testimony that the worker's long-term, prescribed opiod use caused his low testosterone levels, the worker meets his burden of proving that the compensable accident was a competent cause of his condition.

In Arkansas, evidence that a worker did not sustain a clinical change after an alleged work-related injury shows that the worker did not sustain a compensable injury.

In Delaware, a worker who works sporadically in the 26 weeks before her injury should have an average weekly wage calculated based on her work actually performed.

Maryland has jurisdiction of a football player's workers' compensation claim when the employment in the state is regular, and not intermittent or temporary, and when the purpose of his employment is to play in Maryland.

In Maine, testifying in a workers' compensation hearing in opposition to an employer does not qualify as protected activity under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In Tennessee, when an employee suffers an injury due to an uncontrolled force of nature, the employee must prove the injury was caused by an increased risk peculiar to the nature of the employment.

In Wisconsin, an injured worker cannot be denied vocational rehabilitation benefits when he is offered suitable employment after his injury and is subsequently terminated for just cause.

In Florida, where the employer denies a workers' compensation claim on the basis that the worker's alleged exposure did not occur in the course and scope of her employment, the worker is not required to litigate her claim to completion before filing a civil action.

In Massachusetts, a worker's average weekly wage does not include tips that are not reported for tax purposes.