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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.
The NSW WCC has found a worker who was injured while travelling between her two employers' workplaces is entitled to journey compensation, but only one of the employers is liable.
A worker's current schizophrenia is unrelated to a 1999 work incident that exacerbated his psychiatric condition, the Victorian Supreme Court has ruled in upholding a WorkCover medical panel's finding.
An employer must pay the family of a worker who died when she fainted and fell onto train tracks during a work journey more than $400,000 in compensation, after a NSW WCC ruling.
A worker's claim that his psychotic episode arose from working in an isolated location, and having excessive safety responsibilities, has been rejected by the South Australian WCT.
An employer has been ordered to pay the family of a worker, who was kidnapped and murdered while performing duties after-hours, nearly $300,000 in death benefits in the NSW WCC.
Friday was a busy day for the NSW workers' comp scheme, with the High Court upholding an employer's appeal against a retrospective-amendment ruling, and the Finance Minister announcing a review of the 2012 scheme overhaul.
The family of a Tasmanian firefighter, who died from cancer less than a month before presumptive cancer comp laws came into effect, will have to battle for workers' compensation, after the WRCT found the State Fire Commission (SFC) has an "arguable case" against its claim.
Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.
