Workplace Injury Specialists

Permanent impairment for psychological injuries is assessed using the Permanent Impairment Rating Scale (PIRS) found in the Guidelines...

Employers are required to pay the super guarantee (currently 10.5%) on top of your ordinary time earnings ("OTE"). Workers compensation...

If you contract Covid-19 you have to take time off work while you recover. Many employees are using their sick leave, annual leave or...

Currently volunteer bush fire fighters, SES volunteers, marine rescue, volunteer rescue association workers and surf lifesavers do not...

Under section 130(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009, there is no accrual of leave entitlements during a period where you are absent from work...

At common law, employers are expected to have a high standard of care for their worker's safety, reflecting the level of control an...

Workers Compensation payments are generally lower than a worker's normal wage and it can be hard to make ends meet. One way to stretch...

If you are unable to work due to injury or illness, your employer may be liable to pay your accrued sick leave entitlements in accordance...

Section 19B contains a presumption that certain frontline workers contracted Covid 19 during the course of their employment. This...

In NSW Workers Compensation Claims, weekly payments for loss of wages are reduced by the worker’s “current weekly earnings”. “Current...

In Sara v G & S Sara Pty Ltd [2021] NSWPIC 286A the Personal Injury Commission awarded death benefits to the family of a worker who...

Sometimes when I meet with injured workers they are anxious about disclosing something from their past medical history for fear it will...

Many people assume their memories are like video recordings of events, stored away for future viewing. However, it is generally accepted...

In New South Wales permanent impairment thresholds determine what access a worker will have to statutory benefits and even whether claim...

As a result of a recent Court of Appeal decision in Theoret v Aces Incorporated [2021] NSWCA 3 some injured workers may be eligible for...

If you are injured at work, in a motor accident or in other circumstances where you might bring a claim against the person at fault for...

Prior to March 2021, the Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO) had been handling complaints by injured workers about...

When a workplace injury is the fault of the employer due to their negligence or the negligence of an employee, a claim for damages may be...

Many injured workers in NSW will be familiar with the insurer's dispute notice. Whether it is refusing to accept you have a work injury...

For more than 30 years Coal Miners have been protected from the harsher cut backs to workers compensation benefits and common law claims....