Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (National)



TUE
2:50PM

High Court to clarify dismissal-related safety duties, rights

The High Court has agreed to consider quashing the application of allegedly outdated judgments that bar damages for psychiatric injuries caused by dismissal processes, in the case of a worker who was subjected to a sham dismissal after an incident on a work trip.






WED
1:20PM

Injured worker cleared of abandoning employment, FWC questions capacity determinations

A psychologically injured worker has been given the green light to pursue an unfair dismissal remedy, after his employer wrongly determined, from his prolonged absence, that he had abandoned his employment.


TUE
3:57PM

Regulator denied access to chunk of $1.25m settlement

A regulator's claim that to prevent double-dipping it is entitled to recover compensation payments from a worker who received a s-x-discrimination settlement, could, if accepted, have a "chilling effect on the bringing of such complaints" and undermine anti-discrimination laws, a full Federal Court has warned.


FRI
12:20PM

Work mould linked to allergy but not claimed syndrome

A worker has failed in her bid for compensation for a contentious disorder she claims was caused by work-related exposure to mould, although she was awarded some benefits for her allergic reaction to the biotoxin.



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