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In Missouri, an injury does not arise out of and in the course of employment if it comes from a hazard or risk to which the worker would have been equally exposed outside of work.

In New Mexico, in calculating the AWW for employment for less than 26 weeks, the total wages earned by the worker should be divided by the number of weeks he worked in the job.

In Nebraska, accepting a job paying minimum wage does not automatically restore an injured worker to suitable or gainful employment when his previous employment was at a significantly greater wage.

In Kentucky, up-the-ladder immunity from suit is provided to a contractor for injuries incurred by an employee of a subcontractor if the injury occurred while performing work that was a regular and recurrent part of the contractor's business.

In Mississippi, a worker's previous right knee pain and her failure to report a right knee injury after a workplace incident will undermine her claim for benefits for the right knee.

In Delaware, a worker's failure to tell a doctor about a prior nonwork-related injury to the same body part for which he claimed compensation will undermine the doctor's finding of causation.

In Iowa, workers' compensation provides an adequate remedy for a worker's death even though it does not compensate a widow for lost wages from a worker's second job.

In New York, where the county medical examiner provides credible medical testimony that a worker's work activities contributed to his fatal heart attack, and it is undisputed that he was in the course of his employment when he became fatally ill, the worker's preexisting advanced cardiovascular disease will not block a finding that his death was causally related to his work.

In Illinois, a worker is entitled to benefits for stress if the working conditions expose the worker to risks greater than those facing the general public.

In Kansas, a worker assaulted on the job by a coworker has a valid workers' compensation claim unless the attack grew out of a purely personal dispute.

In Pennsylvania, under certain circumstances, a worker cannot recover benefits if an injury occurs on the employer's premises, but her presence on the premises was not required by the nature of her employment.

In Minnesota, workers' compensation courts have authority to hear insurance coverage disputes.

In South Carolina, an injured worker's desire to open a restaurant is too speculative to show that he did not sustain a wage loss.

In Oregon, a fall will be considered unexplained if the worker eliminates all idiopathic factors of causation.

In Connecticut, a worker cannot sue her employer for bad-faith processing of a workers' compensation claim.

In Kentucky, a worker can be entitled to benefits for an injury that occurred off-premises during a paid break if the worker left the premises for a "personal convenience."