A worker who claims his schizophrenia was exacerbated by workplace bullying and harassment has been denied compensation, with a commission accepting the exacerbation was probably caused by a medical error.
A worker who allegedly slipped on a soapy floor with no "wet floor signs" has been permitted to a sue a major employer for damages, with a court finding the employer's bid to block her case wasn't helped by a policy of overwriting CCTV footage every two weeks.
A worker who claimed her employer bullied and demoralised her for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine has lost her psychological injury case, with a commission finding her commitment as an anti-vaxxer motivated her to "invent exaggerated symptoms".
A worker who claimed he suffered a back injury from two companies negligently requiring him to carry boxes up stairs has lost his bid for damages in an appeals court.
A major employer has been found, for the second time, to be liable for a psychological injury sustained by a worker subjected to a "stringent" rule - banning him from speaking to female colleagues without supervision - while harassment allegations against him were investigated.
A commission has rejected an employer's suggestions of suitable employment for a worker who was psychologically injured by an assault, after it failed to prove the proposed form of employment actually exists.
A commission president has confirmed that a worker who tripped in a common area car park after a shift was injured within the boundary of his workplace, in a case examining when a work "journey" begins and ends.
A company has been found liable to pay death benefits to the dependents of an uninsured contract worker who suffered a fatal heart attack while performing "light" work at the site of one of the company's clients.
A worker who was required to take on management duties and sack a worker, despite not being trained in such processes, has been awarded compensation for a psychological injury, with a commission rejecting her employer's reasonable-action defence.
A company that received a record-breaking WHS recklessness fine, over the death of an apprentice, has failed to reduce a $1.3 million payout to an injured labour-hire worker through the application of a "notoriously difficult" legislative provision.