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.
In identifying the type of journey claim that will be accepted under NSW's new restricted journey provisions, the WCC has found a worker who was injured while travelling home in the dark is entitled to workers' compensation.
An employer that told a worker to "stop wearing a skirt", when he complained about his arduous manual handling tasks, has been found liable for the man's serious back injury.
The NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal has awarded a mesothelioma sufferer $350,000 in general damages, effectively increasing the maximum level of such damages by more than 20 per cent.
The NSW WCC has found that workplace conflict didn't cause a worker's psychological injury, and that the timeframe for an investigation into his alleged misconduct was reasonable.
A NSW worker who raised concerns about repetitively manoeuvring 112kg items while lying on his stomach in a confined space, before being injured, has been awarded damages in the Supreme Court.
The three adult children of a NSW worker who died of a heart attack have been awarded $145,000 each in workers' compensation, after the WCC found the woman was overworked and received little support from her employer.
A worker who was repeatedly s-xually harassed by her manager, before being sacked for complaining about it and suffering a psychiatric illness, has been awarded $100,000 in damages.
A NSW worker whose permanent injuries arose from taking medication - prescribed by an employer-appointed doctor - is entitled to workers' compensation, the Court of Appeal has found.
