Summary of Law(s) and Regulation(s):
Benefits may be denied if the employee's intoxication is the proximate cause of his or her injury. Miss. Code § 71-3-7 (1999) http://michie.com/mississippi_print/lpExt.dll/mscode/1580b/1587d?f=templates&fn=document-frame-chapter.htm&2.0#JD_71-3-7 and Miss. Code § 71-3-121 http://michie.com/mississippi_print/lpExt.dll/mscode/1580b/1587d?f=templates&fn=document-frame-chapter.htm&2.0#JD_71-3-121