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In a case that centred on the alleged inappropriate access of patient files by a clerk, a commission has upheld the worker's claim for benefits for a psychological injury linked to "heavy handed" disciplinary action.

A woman claiming she was at risk of psychological harm from being bullied on a Facebook page - allegedly poorly moderated by her organisation - has failed in her bid for stop-bullying orders, in a case examining the link between work and the "online world".

In this Q&A with OHS Alert, the managing director of Australia's "first workplace ombudsman service" examines the unique WHS risks faced by parliamentary workers and what can be done to mitigate them, providing food for thought for all organisations.

A worker who was exposed to racist slurs, profane language and aggressive behaviour from his superiors and co-workers has won his permanent impairment claim, despite his employer's argument his psych injury was caused by a reasonable performance appraisal.

A Federal judge has concluded that undertaking a rehabilitation program is not "work" as prescribed by WHS laws - a finding that precludes a worker from making an adverse action claim over her dismissal.

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A commission has rejected an employer's claim that any psychological injury a worker might have arose from reasonable management action. It found his condition was caused by being falsely accused of child molestation, being forced to pick up cigarette butts in the rain, and other stressors.

A commission has overturned a decision to deny compensation to a worker exposed to p-rnographic material and abusive outbursts from her manager, rejecting a regulator's claims that the two had a civil relationship and the worker's psychiatric injury arose from reasonable management action.

A psychologically injured, allegedly bullied worker has overturned a decision to deny her compensation, with an appeals commission finding the decision maker applied the "reasonable management action" test from the wrong statute.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to immediately cease the automatic forwarding of a worker's emails to her manager, in upholding the worker's bid for stop-bullying orders. It also made orders against the "adversarial" applicant.