The South Australian Greens have applauded the passing of their workers' comp Bill for firefighters through the Legislative Council, while the State Government has introduced mirror heavy-vehicle laws. Also in this article, SafeWork SA has released new fact sheets on HSR training and more under the WHS Act.
In a case that examines the definition of "therapeutic treatment", a worker who suffered a psychological injury more than 14 years ago has been awarded the costs of attending philosophy classes.
Assessing a worker's psychological injury claim involves much more than a diagnosis. Here, a research psychologist explains how an employee's credibility and functionality are measured.
A worker who was sacked after being accused of tampering with an incident scene - prior to a WorkSafe Victoria investigation - has been awarded nearly $40,000 in lost remuneration by the Fair Work Commission.
A Northern Territory worker, who was attacked by a crocodile and then accidentally shot by a co-worker who was trying to help him, has been denied workers' compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder and other injuries.
In a new report identifying multiple flaws in the way the Western Australian public sector manages injured employees, the State Auditor General has shown how quickly an employer can turn around its troubled return-to-work system and reduce its insurance costs.
Comcare has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court against a decision to award workers' compensation to a Commonwealth employee who was injured while having s-x in her motel room on a work trip.
A recent NSW Court of Appeal decision shows that non-Commonwealth licensees can still be found liable under state workers' compensation schemes for injuries caused by a "gradual process", according to a Curwoods Lawyers report.
A security officer who claimed his psychological injury was caused by a co-worker's aggressive behaviour has had his workers' comp claim dismissed, after the Queensland IRC found his condition arose from his mistaken belief that managers failed to act on his concerns.
An employer that was given the green light - by a government official - to work in a hazardous area, was not entitled to assume that its workers would be safe, the ACT Supreme Court has found.
