A court has thrown out a worker's claim that an employer negligently exposed her to workplace bullying, finding some of the alleged acts of bullying involved efforts to maintain safety standards and enforce lawful directions.
An injured worker has failed, in a superior court, to overturn a medical panel decision that she has a whole person impairment of zero per cent. She contended it couldn't be zero because her scans showed "some sort of pathology".
A worker has failed to prove on appeal that his employer was vicariously liable for another worker's actions in pointing a gun at his head, which caused his post-traumatic stress disorder.
A worker who crushed his pinky finger at work has been refused damages for "serious" physical and psychological injuries, after secret surveillance footage showed him using his hand without restriction despite his claim he had lost all use of it.
Surveillance footage, videos and photos of an injured worker washing his car, playing the guitar and performing other activities he claims he struggled to do, did not prove he had the capacity to return to work, a court has ruled.
In an environment where the findings of workers' compensation medical panels are facing increasing legal challenges, an appeals court - referring to a High Court judgment - has affirmed that applicants can't "overzealously" scrutinise panel reports to challenge their reasoning.