Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (National)



TUE
3:39PM

Manager and business charged with recklessness; High Court halts injury case; and more

  • Alleged WHS recklessness spotted by members of public;
  • High Court halts four-year state-of-connection dispute; and
  • Workers' compensation prosecutions increasing in WA.

WED
12:42PM

Customer aggression claim to be reheard, judge stresses symptoms aren't always injuries

The Federal Court has ordered a redetermination of whether a worker's injury was caused by customer aggression or reasonable administrative action, finding an earlier decision in favour of the man failed to apply the correct legal test.


FRI
12:03PM

Employer's failure to help worker with injury claim highlighted in medical certification dispute

A tribunal has expressed sympathy for an injured worker's frustrations with his compensation claim, finding a major employer failed to provide him with clear advice or fulfil its obligations to assess his application properly.


THU
3:50PM

Workers' comp "threat" not adverse action, bid for WHS regulator to intervene rejected

A court has rejected a worker's claim that her employer unlawfully threatened to lodge a workers' compensation claim, against her will, after she raised safety concerns affecting her mental health.


MON
12:30PM

Pub-assault injuries not causally linked to service, High Court test not relevant to claim

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.




MON
2:53PM

Vulnerable worker injured by boredom-driven bullying, tribunal slams Aussie Post's investigation into matter

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".



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