title: Shiftwork as related to stress claims under workers' compensation statutes.
abstract: Today, if a claimant can show that a medical condition was caused by work, or that a psychiatric or emotional condition resulted from allowed injuries or occupational diseases, workers' compensation requirements usually are met. Stress-related claims, however, are less predictable; they are resolved through state workers' compensation boards and state appeals courts, with almost no federal involvement.
authors: Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine, Naval Medical Command, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors: H D
authors: HD
authors: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000523:psychology*; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*