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The highest court of NSW has rejected a major employer's renewed bid to overturn a ruling that its "draconian" implementation of a government-imposed vaccine mandate psychologically injured a worker.

A worker has failed to overturn a decision that events in her personal life overshadowed the links between alleged workplace bullying and harassment and her aggravated psychological condition.

A worker who suffered permanent injuries in a road rage incident remained in the course of his employment when the fight occurred because he was attempting to get on with his work, a commission has ruled.

An employer has been cleared of liability for a psychological injury a worker developed after a heated public social media exchange with current and former colleagues. A commission rejected the worker's reliance on the "but for" test for causation.

A tribunal has granted a regulator access to an injured worker's medical records from 13 different entities, finding her objections around privacy were understandable but outweighed by other considerations.

Two companies and a director have been ordered to pay more than $347,000 in damages to a worker, after a defectively welded and poorly inspected roller door component fell on the worker's head and caused serious long-term injuries.

A study of a group of Australian workers at heightened risk of psychological injury has revealed the factors that help them return to work quicker than those in other sectors

A major survey of leaders from large businesses and government departments from around the world has found many company officers aren't being sufficiently informed of psychosocial risks to comply with their proactive WHS duties.

A new industrial manslaughter offence and other key safety measures passed Federal Parliament today, under a Government deal with crossbench senators, while new right-to-disconnect laws appear likely to be added to the Closing Loopholes Bill.

A WHS regulator will enforce the utilisation of risk assessments for psychosocial hazards in psychologically dangerous workplaces, under one of 18 recommendations from a parliamentary inquiry into NSW's workers' compensation system.