Employers in NSW and the Northern Territory have unsuccessfully argued that they aren't liable for workplace injuries sustained by a subcontractor and a job applicant.
A NSW worker has been awarded $1.3 million in damages for injuries sustained in a forklift incident, after the District Court found his employer and the forklift operator failed to ensure the vehicle was driven safely in a "tight working environment".
Workers' comp case studies provided by WorkCover NSW to the Government and the media in early 2012 - for the alleged purpose of "maligning" injured workers to justify overhauling the scheme - contained enough personal information to identify at least one of the individuals referred to, a tribunal has ruled in a privacy dispute.
A former labourer, who suffers from mesothelioma and has just months to live, isn't entitled to the $1.3 million in past and future domestic services that he was awarded in February, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled.
Employers that want to modify plant should consult the manufacturer on the potential safety risks of doing so, and then put in place systems to obviate those risks, the NSW Court of Appeal has ruled in an injury damages case.
A worker who was seriously injured while surfing before work has been denied workers' compensation, after the NSW WCC found he wasn't "encouraged or induced" by his employer to use its paddle boards.
A NSW employer that failed to properly maintain a 50-year-old steel structure, which held up to 450 tonnes of material, has been found liable for injuries sustained by a truck driver when the structure collapsed onto the back of his vehicle.
A NSW worker, who was injured in an incident involving a front-end loader, has been blocked from suing his employer for nearly $400,000 in damages under the NSW Motor Accidents Compensation Act.
A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision shows that non-Commonwealth licensees can still be found liable under state workers' compensation schemes for injuries caused by a "gradual process", according to a Curwoods Lawyers report.
An injured NSW worker has convinced the Court of Appeal that he is entitled to lump sum compensation, even though he applied for the benefit after it was removed from the State Workers Compensation Act.
