A worker who claims she was severely psychologically impaired by being bullied and harassed after making a statement to a taskforce investigating s-xist behaviour in her workplace, has been allowed to sue her former employer for damages.
An employer is liable for the psychological injuries a worker developed after her team gradually shrunk until she was the only staff member working on a "relentless" project, a tribunal has found.
A worker developed the painful condition trigger finger as a result of overusing his non-dominant hand, and using it differently, while on suitable duties recovering from a work injury, a tribunal has found.
A worker who failed to tell his supervisor the area he was directed to work in was wet, before he slipped and fell two metres, was not contributorily negligent because he felt he had to comply with his orders, an appeals court has found.
A worker who claimed she was bullied and abused at work for a decade has been granted permission to sue her former employer over her mental injuries, more than three years after the limitation period ended.
A superior court has confirmed an employer isn't liable for an "injury" sustained by a worker while walking at work, but stressed that the man's claim wasn't defeated by the boxes his doctor did or didn't tick on his medical certificate.
A tribunal has found a worker's repetitive computer and mouse work caused her tennis elbow, and her regional pain syndrome arose from that injury rather than her non-work-related anxiety.
A tribunal full bench has quashed a finding that a worker psychologically injured by a workplace prank has a "serious" injury entitling him to uncapped weekly benefits and medical expenses.
A judge has highlighted four serious concerns with an employer's drug and alcohol policy, in ruling that an injured worker wasn't guilty of serious and wilful misconduct in refusing to undergo a urine test ahead of his return to work.
An injured worker has been awarded nearly $500,000 in damages, after a court found his employer's decision to reposition lifting equipment required him to exert dangerous levels of force to move it.
