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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.

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

 

Stacks/Goudkamp, Newcastle

Jill Borrie - Senior Associate
Expertise: Workers Compensation

 

Stacks/The Law Firm, Goulburn

Mark Howard, Managing Director
Expertise: Workers Compensation

 

Stacks/The Law Firm, Forster

Digby Dunn - Director
Expertise: Workers Compensation

 

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

 

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

 

Stacks/The Law Firm, Tweed

Kel Connelly - Lawyer
Expertise: Workers Compensation

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