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An employee who had a stroke while showering in a hotel room has been awarded workers' compensation, after a tribunal found the High Court's motel s-x decision showed the relationship between a work-interval activity and an injury can be temporal rather than causal.

The Federal Court has quashed a tribunal's decision to reject a worker's claim for the costs of a $20,000 breast reduction aimed at treating her work-related neck and shoulder pain.

The High Court has handed down its reasons for its August decision to uphold a $425,000 damages claim, and confirmed that hindsight can be used to determine whether a cause of action accrued before an injury was detected.

A superior court's ruling on what constitutes an employer's "principal place of business", in workers' comp cases, has removed some uncertainty from state-of-connection tests for all employers, Sparke Helmore Lawyers partner Joel Sheldrick says.

A worker's mentor acted reasonably in making comments about her appearance and the impression it gave about her work attitude, the Federal Court has found in rejecting the worker's psychological injury claim.

In an important ruling on time limits for starting common law actions in Western Australia, a Federal Court full bench has found in favour of an applicant who began his case before receiving written notification from the Workers Compensation Commission as required under the Act.

A worker whose unwanted pregnancy went undiagnosed after six employment-related medical examinations has been denied damages for injuries resulting from giving birth and raising the child.

Comcare focused too heavily on an employer's reasonable administrative action when it decided an employee who had been bullied and harassed wasn't entitled to workers' compensation, a tribunal has found.

The High Court has found that a Fair Work Ombudsman intervention in favour of an injured worker didn't block the man from suing his former employer for damages under workers' comp laws.

The High Court has rejected a major employer's appeal against a dying worker's $425,000 mesothelioma award.