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 worker's actions in "counselling" and psychologically injuring a colleague cannot be considered reasonable action "taken by an employer" unless the worker's role involves managing and disciplining the colleague, a tribunal has ruled.
A worker's last dusty employer has been found liable for his silicosis, after a tribunal found there was "at least a modest association" between his employment and the re-emerging occupational disease.
The deeming provisions of workplace injury laws must not be read in a narrow way that excludes members of the "class of persons" they're designed for, a chief commissioner has ruled.
A major employer has unsuccessfully argued, on appeal, that it gave notice of plans to dispute an injury claim within the required time by sending the claimant an email four days before the limit expired.
An employer's actions in transferring a worker to another state caused him to lose substantial allowances and likely caused his psychiatric injury, but the employer isn't liable for the condition, a tribunal has found.
A recent High Court judgment in an anti-discrimination case does not bar the determination of an interstate worker's injury claim, a tribunal has ruled. However, it rejected the worker's bid for weekly benefits for PTSD arising from bullying and racial discrimination.
A major employer has unsuccessfully argued, on appeal, that a doctor's opinion that a health and safety officer's psych injury arose from workplace bullying was flawed in failing to address the impact of other factors.
A worker has been awarded thousands of dollars in weekly benefits and medical expenses for a psychological injury arising from the "chaos" created by her new employer, after the employer failed to attend a tribunal to contest the claim.
