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In North Carolina, if a worker is injured on premises controlled by the employer on a lunch break the circumstances are within the course of employment.

In Pennsylvania, in cases where the causal connection between a worker's work and his injury is not obvious, the connection must be established by unequivocal medical testimony.

In Kentucky, injuries arising from a workplace assault are not compensable if the attack was related to personal grievances between the parties.

In California, in order for a per diem payment to be exempt from payroll calculations for a workers' compensation insurance premium, an employer must have records showing that a worker worked at a job location that would have required the worker to incur additional expenses not normally assumed by the worker.

In Michigan, the commission will defer to the magistrate's credibility determination where such determination is reasonable.

In Arkansas, the fact that a worker could not determine the exact moment he sustained an injury does not prevent him from proving that he suffered a compensable injury as a result of a specific incident.

In Georgia, an employer can seek relevant protected health information informally by communicating orally with a worker's treating physician.

In Louisiana, an employer's controversion of a claim is unreasonable when it is aware of numerous medical opinions that find a direct connection between the worker's condition and the work accident.

In Kansas, a preexisting condition is not compensable if the work activities did not accelerate the ongoing degenerative condition.

In Wyoming, a worker is required to undergo separate medical examinations for each application for TTD benefits.

When an injury occurs in Pennsylvania, a written agreement conferring jurisdiction in another state is unenforceable.

In Louisiana, an employee who is terminated can be entitled to benefits if it is unclear whether her termination was for cause.

In Florida, a worker's termination based on misconduct suspends his right to temporary partial disability benefits.

In Oregon, the fact that an employer has control over the location where an employee is injured is not enough to establish compensability of the injury.

In Georgia, an employer's workers' compensation carrier's payment of funeral expenses for a deceased worker does not prevent the worker's children from suing and contesting the applicability of workers' compensation coverage.

In Kansas, a worker's unexplained fall while walking is a hazard to which the worker would have been equally exposed apart from the employment and is not compensable.