13 October 777 Views psychological injury DV assailant waives spouse’s claim limitation defence from his cell Claims against assailants for injury compensation damages from domestic violence events are on the rise. In May 2023 the Queensland Court of Appeal Continue reading
08 October 869 Views psychological injury Without warning: emotional worker sues for demotion hurt When can the circumstances of performance counselling lead to a successful injury compensation claim if the worker sues? Consider the case of Rober Continue reading
06 June 1824 Views First Responders Employer directly liable for supervisor’s gut punch to junior staffer A court has ruled Queensland Corrective Services vicariously liable for injury compensation from a supervisor's gut punch to a Woodford Correctional O Continue reading
30 October 1724 Views First Responders WCQ whipped on compliance ask for NOCD particulars of negligence Are "high level" allegations - without particulars of the components of alleged negligence and causation pertaining to an injury - sufficient to meet Continue reading
30 August 2063 Views psychological injury Wrongful imprisonment at roadside; police fail on Nuremberg defence Richard Walker had driven from his home in Darra to the Sunshine Coast hospital to meet with the palliative care team to discuss his father’s rapidl Continue reading
19 April 2133 Views psychological injury Precautions required “from the moment she started the job”: $435k psych injury win The High Court has rejected the contention that an employer enjoys immunity from liability for adverse health and safety outcomes to personnel who vol Continue reading
24 March 3611 Views First Responders Officer wins $860k for police failure to review mental health prior to return to duty An appeal court has upped the damages police must pay an officer for deploying her back to general duties after the onset of multiple non-work related Continue reading
11 February 3044 Views psychological injury “Torrent of abuse” hurled at vulnerable worker: QIRC allows animal control psych claim A vulnerable worker has rolled a workers' compensation provider on its rejection of her statutory psychological injury claim arising out of daily abus Continue reading
08 February 3582 Views adverse action Federal Court tops up injury damages with Fair Work compensation How can an employee who suffers psychological injury from bullying and harassment recover Fair Work compensation as well as injury damages? Continue reading
17 December 2878 Views psychological injury Overworked council man wins $1.3 mil for “flawed” performance improvement process An overworked section head of the Cairns Regional Council who was blamed for financial errors and subjected to an unwarranted performance improvement Continue reading
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