A former Commonwealth employee's 20-year battle for bullying-related workers' compensation has hit another stumbling block, with the Federal Court rejecting her claim that her return-to-work plan was closed illegally in 1993.
A team leader who claimed his psychiatric injury was caused by being bullied by his supervisor has been denied workers' compensation, after the AAT found the supervisor's actions "simply did not fit" the dictionary definition of bullying.
A worker who was required to meet with her manager after taking 21 weeks' leave in 15 months, and pretending her grandmother had died, has been denied workers' compensation for a psychological injury.
A worker who became obese after his right leg was amputated as a result of a work-related truck accident isn't entitled to the costs of a treadmill, a tribunal has "reluctantly" ruled.
An employer that ignored a worker's "clear signs of distress", and then told her she had to return to a role where managers bullied her, has been found liable for her psychological injury.
A workers' comp claim made by a NSW worker, who was seriously injured at a private party at her new employer's premises, wasn't strengthened by the recent motel s-x case, the High Court has ruled.
A young Queensland worker who suffered back injuries in a dump truck incident, and then aggravated those injuries in another truck incident during her second day in alternative duties, has been awarded $1.4 million in damages.
A worker who claims he has been in constant pain since he sustained work-related injuries in the 1980s, despite not mentioning any pain to doctors until 10 years ago, has been denied workers' compensation.
