Workers compensation: psychological injuries arising out of COVID-19
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the NSW workers compensation scheme and not just in claims by workers who contracted the disease.
By Marilyn Cassidy - 1 min read
Workers compensation: keeping up with the changes
Looking at the constant changes occurring in the workers compensation landscape, one might be excused for thinking that keeping up with the Kardashians would be…
By Maithri Panagoda - 1 min read
Social security preclusion periods and lump sum compensation payouts: the need for reform
The case of Lind and SDSS (2014) AATA 680 demonstrates the difficulty an applicant faces when trying to establish the existence of ‘special circumstances’ to obtain relief…
By Michael Langenheim and Marcus Frangos - 1 min read
Workers compensation: the year to date
Workers compensation has been a high priority issue for the Law Society in 2014, which has seen us responding on behalf of practitioners to two…
By Ros Everett - 1 min read
Challenges amid complexity in NSW workers compensation
WIRO plays a key role in implementing the objectives and managing the impact of the 2012 NSW workers compensation reforms, with the provision of new…
By Ramon Loyola - 1 min read