Articles
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05 February 2008
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: pain and suffering threshold and multiple i…
We discuss Department of Juvenile Justice v. Edmed [2008] NSW WCC PD 6 (18 January 2008).
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10 December 2007
Work Health & Safety
Court says no to NSW police officers' workers compensation claim…
Both officers alleged Railcorp and State Rail owed them a duty of care under section 32 of the NSW Civil Liability Act 2002.
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20 July 2007
Work Health & Safety
Death of a worker at a workplace social function not in the cours…
We discuss Haider v JP Morgan Holdings Aust Limited trading as JP Morgan Operations Australia Limited (2007) NSW.
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19 April 2007
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: High Court decision on employer's obligatio…
In this bulletin we look at a decision of the High Court that may have a significant impact on employers and insurers and employer?s obligations to take out 'State insurance?.
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30 November 2006
Work Health & Safety
Medical Reports - Revisited: workers compensation & the claims ma…
We discuss Oz Cabs Pty Limited v Boadu [2005].
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27 October 2006
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: approved medical specialist certificates ch…
Since 2002 disputed impairment claims have been determined via approved medical specialist (AMS) assessment.
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24 August 2006
Work Health & Safety
Right to weekly compensation on termination of employment
If an injured employee, suffering no wage loss, is terminated for reasons unrelated to an injury, or, accepts voluntary redundancy, is there an ongoing liability to pay weekly payments?
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03 July 2006
Workplace Law & Culture
The hidden health and safety costs of casual employment - how to…
In recent years there has been a substantial increase in what has been termed casual or temporary employment.
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08 June 2006
Work Health & Safety
An insight into WorkCover's Occupational Health & Safety function…
WorkCover NSW is charged with the responsibility of promoting workplace safety.
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12 May 2006
Work Health & Safety
Social functions, sporting events & lunch at the pub: where does…
In this bulletin we provide guidance on minimising the risk of injuries and claims from activities during recesses and outside work
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15 March 2006
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation - new year, new changes in proceedings, comm…
The Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2005 introduced a raft of changes, some of which are now operative.
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12 September 2005
Work Health & Safety
When is a work injury also a motor accident?
It is not uncommon for an employee to sustain injury, in the course of employment, whilst involved in the use of a motor vehicle.
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16 May 2005
Workplace Law & Culture
Proposed laws penalising directors for workplace deaths - one ste…
The Government has released the latest Bill after consultation and submissions following release of the Workplace Fatalities Consultation Bill last October.
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05 April 2005
Workplace Law & Culture
OH&S ... some current issues including: liability for careless em…
With World Safety Day on 28 April 2005, we thought it would be worthwhile to provide a summary of some recent occupational health and safety decisions.
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06 March 2005
Work Health & Safety
Workers Compensation - A review of recent cases considering chang…
In this Bulletin we examine two recent, but quite different, decisions of interest to insurers and employers.
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08 November 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
Increasing working hours and the risk of prosecution for employer…
Requiring staff to work longer hours involves risks from employee fatigue as well as risks of prosecution for employers.
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08 November 2004
Work Health & Safety
Watts right? Workers compensation policies & contractual claims
The Court of Appeal has now confirmed that a workers compensation policy does not cover contractual claims.
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08 October 2004
Workplace Law & Culture
Bullying in the workplace: worker's compensation & health and saf…
There is no statutory definition of what is \"bullying\" in Australia.