Category: Workers Compensation
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Injured Whilst Working From Home?
The start of the 20’s saw the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in the ‘new normal. Some workers were working from home per government direction, whilst other workplaces offered flexible work arrangements. Two years on from the start of the pandemic and it appears the ‘new normal’ may be here to stay, or…
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Workers Compensation Entitlements Explained Lump Sum Compensation
A worker who suffers an injury arising out of or in the course of employment may be entitled to a lump sum payment as compensation. Lump sum compensation for permanent impairment is in addition to weekly payments, medical and related expenses that may generally be available through the workers compensation system, as discussed in our…
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I Think I Contracted Covid-19 At Work. Am I Entitled To Workers Compensation?
Any worker who suffers an injury arising out of or in the course of employment may be entitled to workers compensation benefits, but what if it is a disease like COVID-19? A virus (like COVID-19) may be considered a disease under the Workers Compensation Act 1987. To receive workers compensation for a disease, a worker…
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Workers Compensation Entitlements Explained – Weekly Benefits
A worker who suffers an injury arising out of or in the course of employment may be entitled to weekly benefits when that injury results in a reduced capacity for work. Hence, it is important to report an injury or illness to your employer and the insurer at the earliest opportunity. It is also important…
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I think I got Covid 19 at Work – What can I do?
The Corona Virus pandemic has shut a lot of businesses down, but also caused significant illness and even, sadly, death. Many workers are able to work from home, or at least able take protective measures to limit contact with people. The situation is far more dangerous for those essential workers who must come into contact…
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Are you an Employee or a Contractor?
Are you an Employee or a Contractor?. That was a question that was determined in the Supreme Court of Tasmania when the Court found that an employee was a contractor although the employer claimed he was a contractor. The ramifications are significant for both the worker and the employer. The employer disputed liability to pay…
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Compensation Awarded to Permanently Disabled Employees
Two workers were recently left permanently disabled following a 12 storey fall while inside a cleaning platform. They plunged around 25 to 30 metres, hitting an awning above Pitt Street in Sydney. The Court found that the employer was aware that a 10 year major inspection of the window cleaning platform was due but failed…
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$10,000,000 awarded to injured worker
In a recent case, an injured worker was awarded $10 million dollars in compensation. The 24 year old was employed on a rural property and suffered serious head and facial injuries as a result of a fall from a quad bike. This accident left her in a vegetative state. Following the accident she commenced proceedings…
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Workplace Injury
In the workplace many people suffer injury and sometimes in a most unusual way. When this happens that person may be entitled to compensation for workplace injury which could be substantial. In one case we represented an office worker whom injured his neck when he became startled by a faulty alarm going off. He successfully…
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Injured at work?
Have you been injured in the course of your employment. If you have you most likely have a right to workers compensation, and possibly also to compensation from any other party whom may have caused the injury. We recently acting for a client, lets call her Jane. Shortly after commencing her employment with Coles Supermarket,…