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A pharmacy in Ohio is not required to refund the difference in the price workers paid for prescription drugs and the bureau's scheduled price when the bureau had denied coverage for the drugs at the time of purchase.

In Arkansas, a worker must provide medical evidence supported by objective findings establishing his injury, but not if the worker has experienced the symptoms for years before the work injury.

Wyoming's second compensable injury rule is not a common law remedy, and it can be applied where there is a statute governing a particular injury.

An employee who cannot perform the essential functions of her job with or without accommodations after a workplace injury will not be able to show her termination violated the ADA of 1990.

In Kentucky, even when a worker requires certain assisted living services, residence at an assisted living facility may not be compensable medical care.

California law prohibits the disclosure of reported cases of HIV infection in a third party's legal proceeding.

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.