Greater rights for injured workers dealing with trauma
The High Court of Australia recently made a decision in the case of Kozarov v Victoria [2022] that we hope will make it easier for
psychological injury.
Getting a WorkCover claim for Psychological or stress injury accepted
Getting WorkCover to accept a claim for a psychological injury can be challenging, even as psychological injury claims are spiking as a result of working
TPD insurance claims for psychological injuries
People often ask our lawyers if psychological injury is treated differently when it comes to claiming a superannuation, Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) Insurance benefit.
COVID related WorkCover claims for psychological injury
According to media reports, the Coronavirus has been responsible for a spike in WorkCover claims, especially among teachers and health workers. In this blog, I
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