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When medical testimony does not establish that a work-related incident could be the cause of a condition, an employee may not be awarded permanent partial disability benefits.

If the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board does not expressly order the payment of interest for attorney's fees awards, the trial court lacks jurisdiction for claims of unpaid interest.

An act does not rise to an intentional act creating liability when the supervisor is not substantially certain that an injury will follow from her actions and does not desire the resulting injury.

The Department of Labor and Industries is required by law to establish and maintain a workers' compensation classification plan and to set premium rates that are the lowest necessary to maintain actuarial solvency of the accident and medical aid funds, and are designed to attempt to limit fluctuations in premium rates.

The Georgia Court of Appeals invalidated Rule 205 as it impermissibly shifted the claimant's burden of proof to show that an injury was compensable as work-related.

When a worker suffers a compensable injury and a nonwork-related injury that prevents surgery and keeps her from working, she may be entitled to total permanent disability benefits.

The exclusivity provision of Connecticut's workers' compensation law extends to claims against independent third-party claims administrators when the claims arise from the workers' compensation claims process.

In Washington state, limited-English-proficient workers are entitled to free interpreters at hearings if the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals appoints the interpreter.

An insurer in Texas has 60 days from the time it receives notice of an initial injury to dispute compensability and 45 days from the date it receives a complete medical bill to dispute whether the treatment was necessary.

The Mississippi statute of limitations for petition to controvert applies when there has been no payment of disability income benefits or nonburial death benefits.

The Kentucky exclusive remedy provision bars a negligence suit against a coworker when the injury occurred on the employer's premises, while the employees were on the clock, and it was typical behavior.

When a husband and wife dwell in separate houses for convenience or other reasonable motive without estrangement and with constant recognition of the marital tie, they can be found to be "living with" each other for purposes of establishing a claim for death benefits.

Collateral estoppel does not prevent the court from considering evidence of matters which occurred before a previous hearing but were not considered in the hearing.

If an employer was aware of a condition that previously caused injury to an employee, it could be held liable for a subsequent employee's injuries due to the same condition.

A gradual-onset injury may be compensable in Arkansas if a claimant can show that the injury was caused by rapid and repetitive motion.

Under Maryland law, an employee training for a work-related physical fitness examination at home while off duty must show that he is acting within the course of his employment.