by Emma Mead | Nov 27, 2018 | Compensation Law, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
If a person is injured while working illegally, without a valid working visa, are they excluded from claiming workers compensation benefits? Generally, they wouldn’t be considered workers under the law and therefore, would not be able to obtain worker’s benefits....
by Emma Mead | Nov 13, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
Recent law changes have affected the way you can receive compensation for injuries arising out of motor vehicle accidents. If a person is injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident, there are two different types of compensation they may be eligible for: statutory...
by Emma Mead | Oct 16, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
Melbourne-based respiratory physician, Dr Ryan Hoy, has warned that we may be experiencing the “largest occupational lung crisis we’ve seen since the peak of asbestos use in the 1960s and the 1970s”. (ABC News) Dr Hoy is among a number of medical experts that...
by Emma Mead | Oct 9, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Jobs, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
Firefighters face many dangers in their line of work. So much so, you’d be forgiven for not listing a risk of cancer among the first few that spring to mind. Unfortunately, occupational cancer, caused by the inhalation of carcinogens, has been shown to be a real...
by Emma Mead | Oct 2, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Personal Injury, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a Royal Commission into Australia’s aged care sector. The inquiry will delve into allegations of mistreatment in the industry following a slew of concerning news reports and investigations, including the Oakden nursing home...
by Emma Mead | Sep 25, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home |
Tasmania’s Anglican Bishop, Richard Condie, has spoken out in criticism of the way that the recently-introduced redress scheme compensates survivors of institutionalised sexual abuse. The redress scheme compensation payments are capped at $150,000 and the impact of...
