public class BackgroundWorkerViewModel : BaseViewModel
    {
        private List<string> _myData;

        public BackgroundWorkerViewModel()
        {
            LoadDataCommand = new RelayCommand(OnLoadData);
        }

        public RelayCommand LoadDataCommand { get; set; }

        public List<string> MyData
        {
            get { return _myData; }
            set
            {
                _myData = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(() => MyData);
            }
        }

        public bool IsBusy { get; set; }

        private void OnLoadData()
        {
            var backgroundWorker = new BackgroundWorker();
            backgroundWorker.DoWork += (sender, e) =>
                             {
                                 MyData = new List<string> {"Test"};
                                 Thread.Sleep(1000);
                             };
            backgroundWorker.RunWorkerCompleted += (sender, e) => { IsBusy = false; };
            backgroundWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
        }
    }

    [TestFixture]
    public class BackgroundWorkerViewModelTest
    {
        #region Setup/Teardown

        [SetUp]
        public void SetUp()
        {
            _backgroundWorkerViewModel = new BackgroundWorkerViewModel();
        }

        #endregion

        private BackgroundWorkerViewModel _backgroundWorkerViewModel;

        [Test]
        public void TestGetData()
        {
              
            _backgroundWorkerViewModel.LoadDataCommand.Execute(_backgroundWorkerViewModel);

            Assert.NotNull(_backgroundWorkerViewModel.MyData);
            Assert.IsNotEmpty(_backgroundWorkerViewModel.MyData);
        }
    }

   public interface IWorker
    {
        void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork);
        void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork, RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler onComplete);
    }

    public class AsyncWorker : IWorker
    {
        public void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork)
        {
            Run(doWork, null);
        }

        public void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork, RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler onComplete)
        {
            var backgroundWorker = new BackgroundWorker();
            backgroundWorker.DoWork += doWork;
            if (onComplete != null)
                backgroundWorker.RunWorkerCompleted += onComplete;
            backgroundWorker.RunWorkerAsync();
            

        }
    }

    public class SyncWorker : IWorker
    {
        #region IWorker Members

        public void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork)
        {
            Run(doWork, null);
        }

        public void Run(DoWorkEventHandler doWork, RunWorkerCompletedEventHandler onComplete)
        {
            Exception error = null;
            var doWorkEventArgs = new DoWorkEventArgs(null);
            try
            {
                doWork(this, doWorkEventArgs);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                error = ex;
                throw;
            }
            finally
            {
                onComplete(this, new RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs(doWorkEventArgs.Result, error, doWorkEventArgs.Cancel));
            }
        }

        #endregion
    }

    public class BackgroundWorkerViewModel : BaseViewModel
    {
        private readonly IWorker _worker;
        private List<string> _myData;

        public BackgroundWorkerViewModel(IWorker worker)
        {
            _worker = worker;
            LoadDataCommand = new RelayCommand(OnLoadData);
        }

        public RelayCommand LoadDataCommand { get; set; }

        public List<string> MyData
        {
            get { return _myData; }
            set
            {
                _myData = value;
                RaisePropertyChanged(() => MyData);
            }
        }

        public bool IsBusy { get; set; }

        private void OnLoadData()
        {
            IsBusy = true; // view is bound to IsBusy to show 'loading' message.

            _worker.Run(
                (sender, e) =>
                    {
                        MyData = new List<string> {"Test"};
                        Thread.Sleep(1000);
                    },
                (sender, e) => { IsBusy = false; });
        }
    }

    [TestFixture]
    public class BackgroundWorkerViewModelTest
    {
        #region Setup/Teardown

        [SetUp]
        public void SetUp()
        {
            _backgroundWorkerViewModel = new BackgroundWorkerViewModel(new SyncWorker());
        }

        #endregion

        private BackgroundWorkerViewModel _backgroundWorkerViewModel;

        [Test]
        public void TestGetData()
        {
              
            _backgroundWorkerViewModel.LoadDataCommand.Execute(_backgroundWorkerViewModel);

            Assert.NotNull(_backgroundWorkerViewModel.MyData);
            Assert.IsNotEmpty(_backgroundWorkerViewModel.MyData);
        }
    }

DateTimeAssert.AreEqual( new DateTime(2016, 11, 12, 21, 4, 5),
                         new DateTime(2016, 11, 13, 21, 4, 5),
                         TimeSpan.FromMilliSeconds(500));
DateTimeAssert.AreEqual( new DateTime(2016, 11, 12, 21, 4, 5),
                         new DateTime(2016, 11, 13, 21, 4, 5),
                         TimeSpan.FromMinutes(0.5)); // half a minute = 30s