Workplace Injuries
The NSW workers compensation scheme: A broken system!
A joint Four Corners, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald investigation into the $60 billion-dollar workers compensation scheme has revealed conduct that has been described as unethical and immoral by various stakeholders working within the system. Having practised in the area of workers compensation for over 20 years, the team at Veritas Law Firm have […]
When does death equate to permanent impairment?
Author: Chloe Howard, Lawyer In November 2017, the Supreme Court of NSW upheld a decision of the Appeal Panel of the Workers Compensation Commission in respect of a determination of whole person impairment. What is unusual about this case is the worker in question died as a result of his injuries. The Supreme Court ultimately […]
Recent amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987.
The NSW Government has enacted further amendments to the Workers Compensation Act with the aim of giving back to workers some entitlements that were stripped in the harsh amendments that came into effect in 2012. See below link from WIRO outlining the amendments made: http://e.wiro.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz56258c4eb6c29602Pzzzz555a8fcad1f11294/page.html
The NSW Supreme Court of Appeal decides all workers are now limited to 1 lump sum compensation claim
The NSW Supreme Court of Appeal handed down a decision in the matter of Cram Fluid Power Pty Limited v Green [2015] effectively taking a very strict interpretation of the meaning of “only one claim for compensation” as set out in the Workers Compensation Act. This means that any injured worker who has made a […]