A tribunal has been tasked with determining whether recent legislative amendments apply to a worker with cancer and benefit or hinder his disease claim, in a test case that is expected to have a "persuasive effect" on the approach to presumptive workers' comp provisions in all Australian jurisdictions.
A psychologically injured worker's "visceral" reaction to a workplace rehabilitation program was not reasonable, and he could have allayed his fears easily by consulting his employer, a tribunal has found.
A worker who claimed he suffered a psychological injury from being accused of s-xual harassment has been denied compensation, with a tribunal ruling his stress reaction was "understandable" but did not constitute a mental condition.
An agency-wide performance appraisal process was stressful for all participating employees, but this didn't make the appraisals unreasonable, a tribunal has ruled in rejecting a worker's psychological injury claim.
A federal court judge has made a lump sum costs order for $17,500 in favour of Comcare, after finding Sparke Helmore had "carefully and responsibly" assessed its costs in a long-running case with a self-represented applicant.
An employee who failed to complete his employer's "working from home" checklist, during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been awarded compensation, with a tribunal ruling his unergonomic home office set-up significantly contributed to his right shoulder injury.
A "formidable and direct" manager's email reprimanding an overworked worker for working from home was unreasonable and caused a compensable psychiatric injury, a tribunal has found.
An injured worker has lost his appeal for additional lump sum compensation payments, with a tribunal rejecting his claim he had a whole person impairment of 50 per cent from his work-related depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.
A defence veteran has lost his bid for compensation for tooth decay and damage, which he claimed were triggered by a workplace incident nearly 30 years ago.
A postal worker has lost his appeal, in the Federal Court, against a ruling that there is no causal connection between the injury he sustained three decades ago and his current condition.
