Tennessee legislators introduced a bill Thursday that would create an alternative benefit system for injured workers outside of the state-mandated workers compensation insurance program.

Workers compensation is the exclusive remedy for a health care worker who said her employer subjected her to emotional distress by inquiring about work absences after she was injured on the job, a federal judge has ruled.

A dispute between Fort Worth, Texas, city officials and CorVel Corp. over alleged “inflammatory questions” asked of a wounded police officer could lead nurse case managers to be more cautious when dealing with such cases.