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WED

12:12PM

Worker in "vegetative state" assessed with 70% WPI

The mother of a catastrophically injured Tasmanian worker, who was assessed as having a 70 per cent whole person impairment after being diagnosed as being in a "vegetative state", has been awarded nearly $290,000 in workers' compensation on behalf of her daughter.

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MON

1:37PM

Worker who was denied extra breaks wasn't discriminated against

An injured Tasmanian worker with diabetes wasn't discriminated against when his employer and supervisor refused to provide him with extra break time to inject himself with insulin, the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has found.

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FRI

2:07PM

Quadriplegic worker awarded millions over inappropriate forklift use

A worker whose spine was severed in a forklift incident has been awarded $7.5 million in damages (prior to a contributory negligence reduction), after the Tasmanian Supreme Court found the forklift operator didn't keep a proper lookout or correctly adjust the vehicle's tines.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

TUE

2:38PM

"Subcontractor" relationship unclear, worker wins workers' comp

Employers that want to engage workers as independent contractors must make this very clear in written agreements, the Tasmanian WCT has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.

TUE

12:28PM

Workplace fight "neither induced nor encouraged" by employer

A Tasmanian electrician who lost two teeth in a punch-up on a work trip has failed in his bid for workers' compensation, after a tribunal found he started the fight.

WED

2:00PM

Driver, not employer, liable for injury sustained on long work journey

Injuries sustained by a dump truck operator in a car crash during a 120km journey to work weren't work-related, a full Tasmanian Supreme Court has confirmed in rejecting an insurer's appeal.

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THU

3:12PM

Worker's surgery resulted from arthritis, not work-related injury

The Tasmanian Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal has upheld an employer's decision not to pay for a worker's knee replacement surgery, finding a fall at work did not accelerate her existing osteoarthritis.

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FRI

1:42PM

Verbal notification of injury satisfies workers' comp rules

A Tasmanian worker met the requirement to give notice of an injury "as soon as practicable" when he told his employer he was in pain on the day the injury occurred, a tribunal has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.

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THU

2:26PM

Employee wins workers' comp despite notification error

A Tasmanian worker, who failed to notify her employer of an injury until two weeks after it occurred, is entitled to workers' compensation, the Supreme Court has found in upholding an earlier decision.

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