Workers Compensation - Articles
Superannuation and Disability Claims
When we enter the workforce following school, trade school, or university, we immediately start contributing to our superannuation fund. Commonly referred to as our ‘nest-egg’, superannuation is a lump sum of money that ...
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Refugee Escaping Conflict Suffers Serious injury in Work Accident
Our client is a young man who came to Australia as a refugee. His English was very poor but he was determined to build himself a new life away from conflict. Eventually, our Government gave permission for him to work. ...
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Lifetime of Heavy Lifting Results in Permanent Back injury Large Payout Secured for Migrant Worker
Our client migrated to Australia in the early 70s. With a young family to support, he secured employment with a scaffolding and plant hire company. Over the next several years, his work required him to continually bend, ...
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Struck in Back by Metal Pipe – Labourer Wins Substantial Damages
Our client was employed by a labour-hire company who then sent him out to work for various construction companies. On this occasion, he had been sent to assist a demolition company who had the contract to demolish a buil...
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Worn Out Concrete Labourer - Successful Workers Compensation and TPD Claim
Our client worked in the concrete industry as a labourer. He had spent a lifetime doing extremely heavy work. His day involved physically demanding tasks including shovelling, pouring and finishing concrete, wheeling wheelbarrows full of concrete, bending, lifting, twisting and squatting.
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Run in with boss results in back injury and successful work injury damages claim
Our client was a labourer and machine operator working for a company in country NSW. His work involved operating excavators and dump trucks. The work was reasonably light, and our client loved his job. At one point our c...
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Employee Receives Payout Following Fall On icy Steps - Taylor & Scott
Our client has spent his life labouring in the construction industry. On this particular morning, it was very cold and icy. A team of men had been sent to the roof of a new construction to continue with the work. At one point, our client was directed to climb down from the roof using the scaffolding stairs.
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Dealing With Claims For Domestic Care & Assistance - Taylor & Scott
In cases of personal injury, attention is often given to medical expenses and loss of earnings, but those who have been seriously injured will generally require help in all areas of their lives.
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Labourer Suffers injury At Work, Gets Compensation - Taylor & Scott
Our client is a young labourer. He was working for a labour-hire company. On this particular occasion, he had been sent to work for a "host employer" that handled the recycling of heavy-duty batteries. The batteries were...
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What time limits apply to workers compensation claims?
We've all missed a deadline at some point in our lives. But when it comes to making a workers compensation claim, missing the deadline could have lifelong consequences. In this blog, we look at the time limits that apply...
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Can I work a new job although I am receiving workers compensation benefits?
Workers compensation in NSW encourages injured workers to return to work as soon as possible. With the help of a case manager or workplace rehabilitation provider, it is the responsibility of both the injured employee an...
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Fall at Work in Factory, Process Worker Turns to Taylor & Scott Compensation Lawyers for Advice and Assistance
Our client immigrated from overseas in the 70's. On arrival, she set about securing employment, learning English and bringing up her young family. She was able to obtain a job as a process worker which meant working very...
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