What are the workers’ compensation implications of the coronavirus?
The emergence of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been one of the biggest news stories in 2020. It is causing chaos in parts of the world and
6 March 2020
The emergence of coronavirus (COVID-19) has been one of the biggest news stories in 2020. It is causing chaos in parts of the world and
Manual handling injuries make up the largest cohort of workers’ compensation claims for serious injuries. They are also usually very difficult to defend because most employers do not keep good records about the training and supervision of safe manual handling practices.
A Brisbane Catholic Education teacher injured while on a school trip to Vanuatu has had her appeal dismissed by the Industrial Court of Queensland.
The Industrial Court of Queensland has recently upheld a decision of Woolworths to reject a claim for compensation on the basis that it was a continuum of an earlier injury.
In Scone Race Club Ltd v Cottom [2019] NSWCA 260, the New South Wales Court of Appeal has found that the Scone Race Club was not liable for an injury sustained by an employee while emptying a bin on race day.
Often in slip and fall cases, claimants allege they must have slipped on a spillage, relying on nothing more than the fact they have slipped.
In Walker v Newlands Northern Underground Pty Ltd [2019] QSC 96, Justice Crow calculated future economic loss by discounting a discounted figure. Will this novel approach become the norm in Rockhampton?
In Kricovic v The Star Pty Limited [2019] NSWDC a ‘loyal’ customer of Sydney’s Star Casino was awarded $150,000 for soft tissue injuries to his lower back suffered in a slip and fall incident.
In the recent case of Whitton v Dexus Funds Management Limited [2019] NSWDC 579, Ms Whitton failed to establish liability against an operator of a shopping centre in New South Wales after she was struck from behind by a mobility scooter while shopping.
In Davies v Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd [2019] NSW SC 1125, a mining company successfully defended a high quantum slip and fall claim by an underground miner.
In Deanne King v Workers’ Compensation Regulator [2019] QIRC 134, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) allowed a worker to lead ‘similar fact evidence’ in support of an appeal.
In this case, Mr Damon settled the claim with the defendants on the morning of trial. However, the trial proceeded to decide the apportionment between each of the defendants.