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A Queensland employer, whose barman hit a customer in the head during an unruly work Christmas party, has lost its appeal against a $1.4 million damages ruling, after the Court of Appeal found the barman acted in the employer's interests.
A labour-hire company has escaped a $710,000 damages bill, after the Western Australian District Court found it had no control over one of its employees who allegedly caused another worker's injuries.
The partner of South Australian worker Brett Fritsch - whose death led to the notorious OHS prosecution of Ferro Con - has lost her appeal against a workers' compensation ruling.
A worker who developed PTSD after stopping to help a car crash victim, and staying with the man until he died from his injuries, has been denied workers' compensation, after a judge found her employer didn't engage or encourage her to assist accident victims.
A worker who was told by his foreman to continue performing manual tasks immediately after he aggravated an ankle injury has been awarded nearly $550,000 in damages.
A NSW teacher who tripped while rushing to work to cover an absence has been awarded workers' compensation, in another decision that examines the State's new limited journey coverage.
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 former CEO who injured his neck at Melbourne Airport during a work trip, after playing golf in Sydney for four hours, has been denied workers' compensation, with a magistrate finding the game substantially interrupted the trip.
The NSW WCC President has upheld a finding that a deceased worker's unhealthy sedentary lifestyle was linked to her job, and her children are entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in workers' compensation.
