Workers Compensation
Workers compensation provides protection to workers in the event of a work related injury, death or disease. If you have been injured in the course of, or travel to, your employment or believe that your work may have contributed to an injury or disease or aggravated a pre-existing injury then you may be entitled to compensation. The injury must be a direct result of your employment or happen in the course of your employment. In some cases subcontractors may also be eligible for a compensation claim.
If your claim is successful you may be entitled to recover the following:-
- Weekly payments.
- Lump sum compensation.
- Additional lump sum payment for pain and suffering if you meet the impairment threshold.
- Payment of medical, hospital, treatment and rehabilitation expenses.
- Transport costs.
- Death and funeral expenses.
What should you do if you believe you have a Workers Compensation Claim?
When the injury occurs, you should notify your employer, ask that the accident be recorded and take a copy of your employer’s written acknowledgement that they have been advised of the injury. You should attend upon and advise your doctor that you have suffered an injury during the course of your employment. Your doctor will be able to speak to you about treatment options for your injuries.
It is important that you get independent legal advice without delay as there are strict time limits that you need to comply with to be able to make a claim. Remember that the insurer handling your claim cannot give you independent advice.
Please contact our office for your first free consultation.
Work Place Negligence Claims
If your work injury case involves the negligence of your employer or another party, you may be able to make a Work Injury Damages claim for lump sum compensation in addition to your Workers Compensation Claim, if your injuries meet the impairment threshold. You must make a claim for Work Injury Damages within 3 years from the date of the injury.
If your claim is successful you may be entitled to recover the following:
- Non-economic loss/ compensation for pain and suffering, if you meet the impairment threshold
- Past economic loss.
- Future economic loss.
- Past and future loss of superannuation benefits.
- Past and future medical and treatment expenses.
- Past and future domestic care and assistance.
- Recovery of tax paid on weekly compensation benefits paid by the insurer.
Death Claims
If an employee dies through the course of their employment, their dependants have a right to claim damages from the employer to compensate for the loss of income that the deceased employee would have otherwise provided them.
Please contact our office for your first free consultation.