Personal injury compensation articles and claim guides.

The Tasmanian government has remarkably moved to change the workers compensation laws to make claiming workers compensation for a psychological injury much easier for public sector workers, with the hope that other states follow suit. The changes to the current Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act will see public sector workers such as paramedics, firefighters and […]

Alarmingly, it’s been revealed that six of 3448 people in NSW who have had their weekly workers compensation benefits cut in the past nine months, have sadly passed away. At this stage the cause of the six deaths have not been confirmed, however one of the individuals had previously been reported to emergency services as […]

She may be the friendly face that you see at the front desk of the Law Partners office but before Doriana became a valuable member of the Law Partners family she suffered a serious work-related injury. Doriana knows exactly what so many of our clients are going through each day because she used to be […]

For the majority of the population, work is a necessary part of life. We work to build careers, financially support ourselves, our families and loved ones. Yes, there’s no discounting the importance of one’s working life, but an individual should never have to compromise their integrity for work. Unfortunately for thousands of Australians every year, […]

They say knowledge is power, and when it comes to workers compensation, that’s most certainly the case. In almost every facet of life, the better your understanding or the more you know about a situation, the more likely you are to make the right decisions that best suit you. But for injured workers going through […]

They portray horrific injuries on the big screen every day. Broken bones, head injuries, gruesome lacerations – you name it – almost every injury known to man has been acted out in movies and television, and often with great effect. But in the back of our minds we can’t help but be comforted by the […]

Sitting in chairs, using a computer, walking to a meeting – these are generally the kind of actions that come to mind when we think about office work. No, they don’t exactly scream danger, but every year thousands of Australians fall victim to a serious office-related injury. According to Safe Work Australia, almost eight per […]

It’s imperative that solicitors acting for injured workers caught by the operation of Section 39 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987, act promptly in referring the assessment of WPI to the Commission for determination by an AMS in order to restore the injured workers’ entitlements to weekly compensation – as evidenced by RSM Building Services […]

Workers Compensation solicitors are familiar with the 2012 reforms to the Workers Compensation Act, specifically in relation to ‘journey claims’. Generally speaking workers are not entitled to claim workers compensation whilst injured on the way to or from work unless there is a real and substantial connection between a workers employment and the incident out […]