Across New South Wales, motor vehicle accidents happen daily. Some are minor fender-benders, while others cause serious injuries. Between 2023 and 2024, there were 12,945 car accident injury claims – that’s 35 a day! If you’re injured, consulting an NSW car accident...
Can I Sue NSW Public Hospitals for Medical Negligence?
When we need medical care, we should be able to trust our healthcare professionals to provide the highest standard of treatment. Thankfully, we have a high-quality healthcare system in Australia and can usually count on getting the help we need. But the system isn’t...
What You Need to Know About NSW Workers Compensation Impairment Thresholds
In New South Wales, strict Whole Person Impairment (WPI) thresholds determine an injured worker’s entitlements under the NSW workers compensation scheme. These thresholds impact the amount of lump sum compensation an injured worker can claim and whether they qualify...
NSW Workers Compensation Commutations – Lump Sum Payouts Explained
A commutation is an agreement between an injured worker and the workers compensation insurer whereby the insurer effectively ‘buys out’ the worker’s future claim entitlements in a lump sum payment. A commutation generally removes the insurer’s liability to fund all...
Work Injury Damages in NSW: How to Claim Compensation for Workplace Negligence
If an injured worker has suffered a serious injury as a result of their employer’s negligence then they may be entitled to sue their employer for modified common law damages – known as a Work Injury Damages claim. A Work Injury Damages (“WID”) claim enables an injured...
When your employer denies your workers compensation claim
Every year, WorkCover Queensland receives around 95,000 workers compensation claims – and rejects about 4 per cent of them. It doesn’t sound like much, but it adds up to 3,800 declined claims each year. Many of these are compensation claims for work-related...
Changes to workers compensation laws in Queensland
Australia’s workers compensation laws are complex and always evolving. Each state and territory has its own scheme. In 2023, a review of Queensland’s workers compensation scheme found some weaknesses in the system. As a result, the Workers’ Compensation and...
Claiming workers compensation after retirement age in NSW
If you suffer an injury or become unwell due to your work, you are protected by workers compensation law. All workers can receive compensation in the form of weekly payments and medical benefits while they recover from their workplace injury. But what happens if...
Workers compensation for mental health in New South Wales
There’s no doubt that Australian workplaces are becoming more stressful. Everything is needed faster than ever and working from home has made many employees more accessible at all hours. This has increased the incidence of mental health issues in the workplace. Mental...
Do You Get Sick & Annual Leave On Workers Compensation
In Australia, all workers except casuals accrue 4 weeks of paid annual leave each year, as well as other benefits like sick leave. This leave accumulates based on your ordinary hours of work. But what happens to your leave if you suffer a work-related injury and...