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 | 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 James Bartley | Aug 6, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
People don’t always get along in the workplace and sometimes hostilities can grow to the point that somebody is physically hurt. It is well established that an employer is liable for the safety of their workers in the workplace, but does their duty of care extend to...
by James Bartley | Jul 24, 2018 | Community, Jobs, Top Posts - Family Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
An Illawarra Family and Community Service health and safety representative has issued a provisional improvement notice amidst concerns that workers aren’t being properly supported. A provisional improvement notice is issued to a workplace or employer when a health and...
by Emma Mead | Jun 18, 2018 | Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Home, Workers Compensation Claims |
Its not uncommon that a person injured in the workplace will need to obtain x-ray, CT, or MRI scans. Now under changes to the Workers Compensation Scheme, the coverage of these services will be significantly lowered, and patients may be stuck with out-of-pocket fees....
