Workers' comp cheats under scrutiny; WorkCover WA targeting lapsed policies and other breaches; and Comcare launches tool to reduce organisational-change injuries.
A Victorian employer was entitled to assume a worker was capable of performing a managerial role without sustaining a stress-related psych injury, the Court of Appeal has ruled in dismissing the worker's damages claim.
A former CEO who injured his neck at Melbourne Airport during a work trip, after playing golf in Sydney for four hours, has been denied workers' compensation, with a magistrate finding the game substantially interrupted the trip.
Injured worker's wife convicted of workers' comp fraud; Repeat OHS offender fined $70k; NSW releases void-safety video as Queenslander dies in fall; and Asbestos detected in mining product.
A Victorian medical panel acted unreasonably in finding a worker no longer had a serious back injury based on surveillance footage. The Supreme Court found it failed to let the worker explain the inconsistencies between the footage and her medical history.
A Victorian employer has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that a young injured worker - who can neither sit nor stand "for any significant length of time" - can perform light duties such as traffic controlling.
A Victorian worker who sued his parents after suffering a back injury while working at their tobacco farm has had his contributory-negligence calculation reduced from 70 to 20 per cent in the Supreme Court.
The Victorian WorkCover Authority is entitled to recover damages obtained by an injured worker in the Commonwealth jurisdiction, to prevent double dipping, the Supreme Court has ruled.
A Victorian employer that failed to properly instruct or monitor security contractors has been found primarily responsible for a security guard's injuries. Also in this article, the Queensland Supreme Court has rejected a security guard's claim that his injuries were caused by insufficient staff numbers.
