A tribunal full bench has rejected a major employer's claim that it wasn't required to consider a worker's personal circumstances, which made her more susceptible to injury, when undertaking "reasonable" administrative action against her.
A 42-year-old mesothelioma sufferer, and member of the "third wave" of asbestos victims, has been awarded a record $3 million in exemplary and other damages, with a court warning that widespread appreciation of the hazard does little to protect workers and home owners.
A worker's bowel dysfunction resulted from taking opioid medication Panadeine Forte for a work injury, a tribunal has ruled in dismissing claims that his dose wasn't high enough to cause the condition.
A tribunal has found that a worker is not a credible witness and rejected his workers' comp claim, after viewing a video of him unnecessarily wearing a neck brace to a case conference with an insurer.
An employer has been found liable for a worker's high blood pressure caused by the stress of being subjected to an unexpected work audit just 15 minutes after another audit was conducted.
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In a decision that could expose employers to more costly industrial deafness claims, an appeals court has quashed an interpretation of lump sum rules that blocked a worker's deterioration claim.
A worker's lump sum payment for an old injury must be assessed under repealed rather than new legislation, a tribunal full bench has found in slashing the man's entitlements by more than $60,000.
An employer has been found not liable for injuries sustained by a worker who fell at a work function and hit his head, with a tribunal ruling his injury was of a type specifically excluded by workers' comp laws. However, the worker is appealing.
A superior court has agreed to reconsider three cases that could force employers to review their liability for injuries, including one involving the negligent acts of doctors, and another pertaining to a journey claim.
