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Bartier Perry
The Industrial Court will be able to resolve disputes, impose fines, handle WH&S prosecutions and hear underpayment cases.
Gilchrist Connell
It will be an offence to offer, enter into or benefit from insurance or indemnity for penalties under the WHS Act.
Cooper Grace Ward
Although the employer did breach its duty of care towards its employee, that breach did not cause the elbow injury.
Holman Webb
A summary of a recent case, including a summary of duties owed by employers to their workers under the WHS Act.
Coleman Greig Lawyers
If the FWC issues an IBD, it is pressuring the parties – including the employer – to reach agreement.
Carroll & O'Dea
An overview of WPI, in the context of entitlement to make a lump sum workers' compensation claim in Tasmania.
Carroll & O'Dea
If the tortious act was "utterly unconnected" with the employee's work, it would be outside the realm of his employment.
Carroll & O'Dea
In NSW, workers who have contracted dust-related diseases may be eligible for compensation through the DDT.
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
In our previous post celebrating the firm's decade in Australia, our partners shared their insights into the most significant changes in employment and safety law that have affected leading employers.
Bartier Perry
Importance of record-keeping for employers in the context of tortious claims against aggrieved former employees.
Polaris Lawyers
The injured worker was awarded a WorkCover serious injury certificate to pursue lump sum compensation.
Mellor Olsson Lawyers
Employers who breach record-keeping laws or fail to comply with requests like Notices to Produce, risk significant penalties.
Hall Payne Lawyers
Explains the grounds that you can appeal a FWC decision & the process for appealing it.
HBA Legal
The Tribunal considered claims for compensation for psychological conditions arising from their employment.
HBA Legal
The Tribunal was required to consider if Comcare had a present liability to pay compensation for medical expenses.
Clifford Gouldson Lawyers
Employers may receive a compliance notice from the Fair Work Ombudsman to fix a breach of an Australian workplace law.
Swaab
By January 2025, employers could face large fines and/or imprisonment for deliberate acts of wage underpayment.
McCarthy Durie Lawyers
The sale of the property potentially triggered the transfer of business provisions of the Fair Work Act.
Roche Legal
This 2019 Qld case revealed a pattern of deception, by the employer and also by the insurer's legal representatives.
Polaris Lawyers
An arbitration process has been established to assist in the expeditious resolution of WorkCover disputes in Victoria.
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