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An independent contractor has been found vicariously liable for the actions of a man who started a fire that injured a worker, while the worker's employer - which failed to implement an OHS plan for hot work - has been ordered to pay 60 per cent of the injury damages bill.

Employers don't necessarily need to give a worker notice of a meeting, or invite the worker to have a support person present, if the meeting is not of a disciplinary nature, the Victorian Magistrates Court has ruled in a workers' comp dispute.

Supervisors must not underestimate the importance of restrictions placed on workers with injuries, the Victorian Supreme Court has stressed, after a labour-hire worker aggravated a back injury when he was instructed by his supervisor to lift heavy boxes.

Two Victorian workers have been granted leave to pursue damages for pain and suffering, after one was kicked in the head, and the other suffered chemical burns.

Employers can "deliver strong business results" by developing specific wellness programs for blue-collar workers, WorkSafe Victoria says. Also in this article, a worker has been ordered to repay more than $55,000 in workers' comp benefits.

A Victorian worker has had her psychological injury claim dismissed, after the Magistrates Court found her employer did its best to accommodate her "shortcomings".

In "yet another appeal" concerning a "troublesome" section of the Victorian Accident Compensation Act, the Court of Appeal has found a worker can pursue common law damages for both his psychological and physical injuries.

A puddle of water could prove costly for a Victorian employer, after an injured worker was granted leave to pursue common law damages for pain and suffering.

OHS-conscious SA employers to pay lower premiums; Six workers' comp convictions a warning to WA businesses; Victorian osteopath convicted over 184 made-up WorkSafe consultations; Three Victorian entities fined after apprentices exposed to height risks; and WA DMP releases dangerous goods guides.

Ambulance Victoria's claim that it would not be in the public interest to reinstate an ambulance driver, who became dependent on methadone after a work injury, has been rejected by a Fair Work Australia full bench.