Does retirement impact workers compensation?
As Injury lawyers, we are often asked questions about Workplace injury close to retirement age. The answers lie within the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation
legislation.
WorkCover continues to pay superannuation to injured workers
It had long been a source of frustration among injured workers that, having suffered the pain of an often job-ending workplace injury, they then had
Manslaughter law changes a priority for staff returning to work
As Victorian businesses gear up for staff returning to the office, employers are encouraged to consider recent changes to workplace manslaughter laws. As recently as
TAC payouts for mental injury restricted by tight tests
Harsh amendments to the Transport Accident scheme introduced by the Napthine Liberal Government are still in force, even though condemned at the time by the
Litigation has failed the victims of institutional abuse
It’s time the Government set up a compensation fund. On 16 November 2009, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologised to Forgotten Australians and to the
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