Workers Compensation

If you have been injured at your workplace, during any travel you do for your employment, or during a work break, you are entitled to claim for Workers Compensation.

Unlike other forms of personal injury claims, you do not need to prove fault to receive Workers Compensation.

The Workers Compensation Act

The Workers Compensation Act exists to protect you from the financial loss that your injury causes, whether from medical bills or loss of wages in your employment.

To claim Workers Compensation under the Workers Compensation Act, you only need to be able to show that the conditions of your employment were a ‘significant contribution factor’ to causing your injury, whether a physical injury, mental, or psychological (such as severe stress or feeling overworked). Workers Compensation also covers you if the primary income earner of your household has died or become severely injured due to a workplace accident.

A common example of a successful claim for workers compensation is: you are working as a supermarket  packer and you strain your back lifting a heavy box which results in you no longer being able to lift boxes. Even if you should have been using a mechanical aid instead of your arms, you are still entitled to workers compensation because the injury prevents you from continuing your work.

Other examples of workplace injuries include:

  • Broken bones or cuts
  • Back pain from lifting heavy objects
  • Repetitive Strain Injury
  • Aggravation of a pre-existing problem
  • Psychological disorders directly relating to your work (depression, feeling rundown, stress)
  • A disease caused by work conditions (diseases from breathing dust or asbestos)
  • Death due to an injury or disease related to the workplace



 

If you have been injured as a result of an accident at your workplace, or travelling to, from or for work, we can assist you with claiming Workers Compensation. To receive the best possible legal advice regarding Workers Compensation, please complete the form on the right or call us on 1300 168 821.

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How Stacks/Compensation can help with Workers Compensation Claims


Stacks/The Law Firm have a team of over 30 compensation lawyers in offices across NSW & QLD, who can offer expertise in Workers Compensation claims. 7 of our offices have experts in Workers Compensation claims, including:

Stacks/Goudkamp, Sydney

  • Ian Chipchase, Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Kasarne Robinson - Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Mary Moloney - Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/Goudkamp, Newcastle

  • Jill Borrie - Senior Associate
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/The Law Firm, Goulburn

  • Mark Howard, Managing Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/The Law Firm, Forster

  • Digby Dunn - Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/The Law Firm, Port Macquarie

  • Jason Smith - Managing Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Jodie Thurgood - Senior Associate
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Annette Tremayne - Senior Paralegal
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/The Law Firm, Taree

  • Justin Stack - Managing Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Grant Avery - Director
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Di Branch - Lawyer
    Expertise: Workers Compensation
  • Erin Woodward - Lawyer
    Expertise: Workers Compensation

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    Stacks/The Law Firm, Tweed

  • Kel Connelly - Lawyer
    Expertise: Workers Compensation


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