Compensation Law - Articles
Trip Over Cartons on Floor Results in Sacking and Workers Compensation Payout
Our client is a single lady working for a large supermarket chain. She is a hardworking loyal employee who has worked for her company for many years. On this particular occasion, our client had volunteered to work over t...
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Supermarket Employee Bullied And Harassed Wins Negligence Claim
Our client was employed at a supermarket. Over the years, she had worked hard and was promoted. She loved her job and enjoyed working. Once her children had grown up and left home, she was able to take on an evening role...
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What are the Different Types of Compensation Available for Work-Related injuries?
Workers’ compensation schemes have been operating in Australia for over a century. While the systems have changed over the years, the goal has always been the same: a worker injured physically or psychologically, or suffering from a disease contracted or exacerbated at work should be compensated for that injury or disease.
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Serious injuries to Bricklayer Brings an End to Lifetime of Laying Bricks
Our client spent the whole of his working life laying bricks. He loved his work. Even though he was well past retirement age, he just loved to go to work and build.
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What is Contributory Negligence?
Legal disputes where two parties do not agree on the facts are commonly described as ‘he said she said’ cases, but where a case involves negligence the term ‘his fault / her fault’ may be a more appropriate description.
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Bullying and Harassment at Place of Work Leads to Negligence Claim and Substantial Damages Payout
Our client worked for a Government department here in NSW. She was a hard worker and committed to her job. Unfortunately, she suffered from a medical disability which did not prevent her from performing her duties.
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Severe Burns From Chemical Explosion Worker Secures Compensation Payout
Our client left school at an early age. His education was very poor and he has had great difficulty reading and writing. Fortunately, his family were able to assist him with employment. For many years, he worked as a dri...
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Fall Onto Concrete Through Penetration Destroys Young Dogman's Career
Our client was a young, physically fit dogman who loved working on building sites in and around cranes. He had successfully obtained a number of tickets which allowed him to work on mobile cranes and in a rigging crew wh...
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Lifting incident at Work Causes injury to Back and Large Work injury Damages Payout
Our client is a relatively young man who works in the construction industry. He is a very hard worker used to working on fly-in/fly-out projects, sometimes up to 16 hours a day for 7-10 days at a time. Early in his caree...
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Bricklayer Suffers Serious Shoulder injury When Boss ignores Plea to "Slow Down"
Our client was a bricklayer who had spent a lifetime laying bricks and blocks. On this particular day, he was assisting his boss in the dismantling of a scaffold that the bricklaying team had been working on. The boss wa...
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Another TPD claim won by Ray McClenahan – Expert in TPD claims here at Taylor & Scott lawyers
Recently Ray McClenahan, Partner, Accredited Specialist and expert in TPD claims, was successful in prosecuting a TPD claim against two super funds and their insurers in respect to an injured maintenance worker.
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How much time do you have to make a personal injury claim?
Personal injuries usually are the result of negligence or breach of the duty of care from another person. There are various personal injury claim areas including:
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