The case of disputed injury in Qantas Airways Ltd v Coleman [2020] NSWWCCPD 42 concerned a worker who did not discover the extent of his injury in the first instance.
Background
The worker was employed by Qantas as a long-haul …
Earlier this year, the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (the Act) was amended to include a new section which creates a presumption that a worker in ‘prescribed employment’ who contracts COVID-19 did so in the course of that employment. This means …
Can a worker claim back-paid weekly benefits after their benefits cease at the 260 week limit under s 39(1) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (“the Act”) if their whole person impairment (“WPI”) is later found to be 20% or …
In the past, anyone injured at work could only claim compensation for their base rate earnings. Overtime and shift penalty rates could not be claimed. This proved to be problematic for some
Dries v GGA Glass & Aluminium Pty Ltd [2019] NSWWCC 329
In this matter an injured worker filed an Application to Resolve a Dispute in the Workers Compensation Commission to claim reasonable and necessary medical expenses in accordance with section …
If you require assistance at home following a work injury you may be able to make a claim for domestic assistance from the workers compensation insurer.
The WorkCover Independent Review Office (“WIRO”) recently assisted a Worker to get her workers …
Worker awarded $1,394,421.91 damages following a successful common law damages claim of intentional tort (intentional act) as a result of suffering a psychiatric condition including PTSD and depression that developed as a result of bullying and harassment by a manager. Ward v …
On 15 May 2019 the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (“SIRA”) announced it will be reviewing the work undertaken by Insurance and Care NSW (“icare”) via its agents Allianz, EML and GIO. Amongst other things the review will assess the performance …
A case decided on 28 March 2018 [1] on appeal in the Workers Compensation Commission provides guidance on this controversial topic. Sam Baldacchino (“Sam”) suffered an injury to his left knee in 1999 whilst working for Pacific National Pty Ltd …
Exempt workers refers to types of workers who were not affected by the 2012 and 2015 amendments to the Workers Compensation Acts and includes: