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 compensation.
Unlike other forms of personal injury claims, you do not need to prove fault to receive this 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, 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 workers compensation claim is: you are working as a warehouse packer and you lift a heavy box which strains your back so much that you can no longer lift boxes. Even if you should have been using a mechanical aid instead of your arms, you are still entitled to 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
- 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, Stacks/the Law Firm can help you with your Workers Compensation claim.
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