A major employer has successfully argued, on appeal, that a similarly large company should be joined to a compensation claim from a psychologically injured worker, given he was the victim of two armed robberies with the second company.
An employer that medically retired an injured worker was not obligated to offer her a part-time role or create a new job for her, a commission full bench has ruled in a case involving overlapping injury laws.
In a case that centred on the alleged inappropriate access of patient files by a clerk, a commission has upheld the worker's claim for benefits for a psychological injury linked to "heavy handed" disciplinary action.
In a case highlighting the importance of timely ergonomic assessments in white-collar settings, an appeals commission has rejected a major employer's bid to overturn a judgment in favour of an injured desk-bound engineer.
In a detailed review of the definition of "reasonably necessary" surgery under workers' comp laws, an appeals commission has upheld a decision denying a morbidly obese, diabetic injured worker the costs of bone surgery considered his "only chance of walking again".
A worker who was exposed to racist slurs, profane language and aggressive behaviour from his superiors and co-workers has won his permanent impairment claim, despite his employer's argument his psych injury was caused by a reasonable performance appraisal.
Being involved in a road accident during a pursuit exacerbated a worker's post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety, meaning his condition must be treated as a new injury, extending his access to benefits, a commission has ruled after applying a High Court test.
Future uncertainty over his job prospects, and the fact he would likely have to retrain for a different career, has attracted a $350,000 "buffer" payment in a damages award to a trainee engineer, who was injured in a South32 mine collapse attributed to his employer's negligence.
A commission has rejected an employer's claim that any psychological injury a worker might have arose from reasonable management action. It found his condition was caused by being falsely accused of child molestation, being forced to pick up cigarette butts in the rain, and other stressors.
