An appeals bench has upheld a finding that a worker's failure to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine while she was injured amounted to a breach of her return-to-work duties and warranted her benefits being cut.
A worker who claimed repeated safety incidents and near misses caused his psychological injury has been denied compensation, with a judge finding a number of his concerns were "misplaced" and reasonable administrative actions taken by his employer were the predominant causes of his condition.
A worker's pericarditis from his third COVID-19 vaccination was significantly contributed to by his employment and is compensable, a tribunal has ruled in examining vaccine mandates and the operation of emergency management laws.
An injured worker's bid for permanent impairment compensation has been "unravelled" by a Facebook photo of him playing hockey, in a decision examining the responsibilities of claimants to disclose their activities.
A worker who was injured during a car trip between home and work was injured "in the course of carrying out the duties of her employment" because she was transporting a suitcase of files between two offices at the time, an appeals bench has ruled.
The fact that an employer was capable of charging clients for a worker's travel time was one of five "connections" establishing a link between the worker's injury-causing journey and his employment, a judge has ruled.
An employer is liable for a fatal heart attack a worker suffered in a hotel gym on an overseas work trip, because its WHS and fitness-for-work policy implicitly encouraged him to exercise to counter stress and fatigue, a tribunal has confirmed on remittal.
A tribunal has ruled a severe workplace injury caused a worker's attempt to end his own life and the main contributor was not, as the employer claimed, his personality disorder and relationship issues.
A government employer's interpretation of the obligation to provide injured workers with "suitable employment" could result in a worker's entitlement to such work ending "upon the completion of the shift in which the workplace injury occurred", a tribunal full bench has found.
An employer was entitled to cease income support payments to an injured worker, a tribunal has ruled, finding she breached her "obligation of mutuality" by engaging in serious misconduct, which included disclosing a director's alleged gambling problem to a subcontractor.