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Determining whether a franchise relationship falls under the Kentucky workers' compensation law must be decided on a case-by-case basis by examining the relationship between the alleged contractor and subcontractor.

Alabama law treats asthmatic episodes and similar adverse reactions to one-time, work-related chemical exposure as accidental injuries.

To calculate a sole proprietor's average weekly wage, business expenses claimed in federal taxes should be deducted from gross earnings.

In Arkansas, an amount in excess of wages paid over the weekly compensation rate cannot be credited against future benefits awarded unless both parties intended for the payments to be compensation paid in advance.

The Workers' Safety and Compensation Division proposed amendments to rules relating to the use of cranes and derricks in construction based on federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule changes.

In Illinois, where an employee is expected to descend stairs in a safe manner throughout his workday, and he cannot perform this job duty due to his intoxication, the employee has departed from the course of his employment.

The Tennessee statute of limitations begins to run when by reasonable care and diligence the injury is discoverable and it is apparent that the injury is work-related.

When a fall is unexplained and the North Carolina Industrial Commission doesn't find that an independent force and condition caused the fall, then an inference arises that the fall arose out of the employment. However, a worker must still prove causation in cases involving unexplained falls.

In Michigan, claims by workers alleging that they were fraudulently denied benefits lay within the exclusive remedy of the workers' compensation law.

In Texas, reimbursement for services not identified in an established fee guideline are reimbursed at fair and reasonable rates that are designed to ensure the quality of medical care and achieve effective medical cost control.

In Pennsylvania, a common law marriage can only be created by an exchange of words in the present tense, spoken with the specific purpose of creating the legal relationship of husband and wife.

The Workers' Compensation Board issued a bulletin regarding the training opportunities on the new medical treatment guidelines, which go into effect for dates of service on or after Dec. 1.

The Compensation Rating Bureau issued a circular stating that the Workers' Compensation Board revised the "application for workers' compensation clearance certificate" form.

Kansas law requires compensation for each scheduled injury when multiple injuries occur within a single extremity.

In assessing the extent of a worker's vocational disability, Tennessee courts consider the worker's skills and training, education, age, local job opportunities, anatomical impairment rating, and the worker's capacity to work at the kinds of employment available in her condition.