The shifting sands of employment law
Just as society has evolved, along with the very nature of work, so too have our workplace laws.
Workers Compensation Act
Rights of injured workers expanded: knee replacements no longer subject to time limits
The Workers Compensation Commission ruled a knee replacement is an ‘artificial aid’ for the purposes of the exceptions within s 59A of the Workers Compensation…
No more passing the buck in blameless accidents
Workers compensation insurers are now entitled to be indemnified by a defendant driver who has been involved in a ‘blameless accident’. By BENJAMIN FERGUSON.