Repetitive motion claims are compensable if proof shows the injury is proximately caused by the course and scope of employment.

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In workers’ compensation analysis, the crucial point for repetitive motion injuries is whether the injury is proximately caused by the employee’s work activities within the course and scope of employment. If the medical and factual evidence shows that the repetitive task exposure at work is a proximate cause of the injury, the claim is compensable. This is not automatic—you must prove the causal link between the job duties and the injury. If the injury arises from factors outside work or from non-work factors with no connection to the job duties, it would not be compensable. And you don’t need supervisor approval for a claim to be compensable—the decision rests on the legal requirement that the injury arise out of and in the course of employment.