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A worker has failed in her bid for compensation for a contentious disorder she claims was caused by work-related exposure to mould, although she was awarded some benefits for her allergic reaction to the biotoxin.

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.

The final quarter of 2023 was marked by wholesale WHS changes affecting all duty holders. This report examines the amendments, as well as changes to other laws and all the need-to-know caselaw from the period.

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.

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The "palpable" difference in a worker's wrist symptoms between home and work showed her workplace computer duties caused her pain response and significantly contributed to her tendonitis linked to a congenital condition, a tribunal 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 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.

A worker has successfully argued that a multi-functioned cooking appliance meets the definition of "curative apparatus" under workers' comp laws, providing therapeutic properties to help her manage her work injury.