Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (NT)


THU
11:28AM

Court of Appeal rejects employer's latest bid to avoid liability for racism-triggered injury

A government employer has failed in its latest challenge against a finding that it is liable for a worker's psychological injury caused by a colleague's racist taunts, this time arguing the courts ignored an "admission" of a pre-existing mental illness diagnosis.


WED
2:44PM

Workplace racism caused injury, Supreme Court confirms

A superior court has confirmed that a worker who was exposed to bullying and racist taunts by a colleague suffered a compensable psychological injury, rejecting his employer's claim his pre-existing mental health issues blocked his access to benefits.


FRI
12:55PM

Employer "encouraged" injury-causing fishing trip

An employer has been found liable for injuries a FIFO worker suffered on a fishing trip with his general manager, because it impliedly encouraged him to engage in the activity to rest and recuperate after a demanding week of shift work.


MON
12:47PM

Complaint to ombudsman constituted injury notice

A worker who claims he suffered a psychological injury from his employer wrongfully initiating criminal charges against him, gave notice of the injury within the required time when he complained to an ombudsman, a court has found.


FRI
9:30AM

Employer fails to recover $10.5m injury bill

An employer has failed to recover, from two other companies, the $10.5 million in damages it paid to a catastrophically injured worker, after an appeals court found there was no evidence the companies' alleged safety breaches caused the injuries.


TUE
3:53PM

Eleventh-hour waiver rejected in privilege dispute

An employer that claimed legal professional privilege over surveillance footage of a workers' comp claimant, with the intention of waiving that privilege during its cross-examination of the man at an upcoming hearing, has been ordered to provide him with copies of the footage.


FRI
2:23PM

WED
3:52PM

High Court finds hindsight applies to injury cases

The High Court has handed down its reasons for its August decision to uphold a $425,000 damages claim, and confirmed that hindsight can be used to determine whether a cause of action accrued before an injury was detected.


THU
2:52PM

Perceived bullying wrongly disregarded by magistrate

A Supreme Court judge has applied the "eggshell psyche principle" in quashing an earlier decision to deny an injured worker compensation because her perceptions of bullying weren't reasonable.


WED
3:56PM

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