Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (SA)




WED
11:13AM

Appeals court overturns key rulings on payments to dependants in fatality case

In an important ruling for a workers' compensation scheme, an appeals court has overturned two earlier decisions, and ruled that weekly payments to partial dependants of killed workers can be increased, and unemployment benefits can be considered, in reviews of weekly payments.




THU
12:52PM

Judge overlooked unreasonableness claim and "feral" comment in rejecting injured worker's case

A worker's failure to reach performance expectations was an important factor in determining the reasonableness of actions taken against her, but her superior's "bad faith" actions potentially made her employer liable for her psychological injury, a tribunal full bench has found.






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