Browsing: Workers' compensation court and tribunal decisions | Page 6

A worker who was assaulted and suffered a serious brain injury, while on a winery tour during a "short absence" from his employment, has been denied compensation, with a tribunal rejecting his claims around being encouraged to take leave and consume alcohol.

A worker who suffered extensive injuries while travelling as a passenger in his employer's vehicle is entitled to compensation, a tribunal has ruled, rejecting the employer's claim he was using the car for his own benefit and was not employed at the time.

A worker is entitled to incapacity payments for a period of unemployment that followed the unexpected termination of his new job contract, nearly 15 years after a work injury took him out of his original role, a tribunal has found.

A worker who was accused of tampering with CCTV footage at a host company's site has been awarded compensation for a psychological injury, after a commission found his employer failed to "advocate" for him when the host requested he be stood down.

A worker's 1993 work-related heart attack was not the "effective or operative cause" of his 2020 death, a tribunal has ruled in finding intervening risk factors "snapped" the chain of causation.

A court has thrown out an injured worker's claim that two duty holders should have provided him with a walk-around induction, and marked all trip hazards with fluorescent paint, at a 1.7km-long work site.

An appeals commission has upheld the psychological injury claim from a worker who was ridiculed for pushing for better COVID-safe standards. It rejected his employer's argument that his case was defeated by the fact that an alleged assault never occurred.

A worker who chose not to return home between deployments and suffered a fatal heart attack in temporary accommodation did not die during an "ordinary recess" or on a work "journey", a commissioner has ruled in a dependency dispute.

A worker who was attacked by a dog while working from home under COVID-19 restrictions was injured in the course of her employment, a commission president has ruled in rejecting the employer's appeal.

A worker suffered psychological injuries from bored colleagues targeting her to "pass the time", according to a judgment that also condemns a major employer for traumatising the vulnerable worker in a liability "witch hunt".