Personal Injury Lawyers Sydney – Accredited Specialists “No Win No Fee*” Personal Injury Lawyers Sydney , we see many Sydneysiders who are injured as a result of accidents. These Personal Injury accidents may occur in the workplace, whilst commuting to or from their place of work, shopping to get their groceries, at home, or in … Continue reading Personal Injury Lawyers Sydney
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Bus Injury Compensation Lawyers
29 May 2018Bus Injury Compensation “Another Compensation Win For Walker Law Group” Bus injury Compensation – Regarding Mark C, he suffered injuries to his neck, lower back and left knee on 19/3/2015 when he struck by a bus in Sydney’s CBD whilst visiting Sydney for work purposes – he lives and works in Western Australia. He made a … Continue reading Bus Injury Compensation Lawyers
CTP Changes in NSW – Car Accident Lawyers
28 May 2018CTP Scheme Change in New South Wales CTP Changes in NSW -Procedures for making a claim when you suffer injuries in a motor accident has changed profoundly if injuries occurred on or after 1 December 2017. On that date, the new Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (NSW) came into operation. For injuries that arose before … Continue reading CTP Changes in NSW – Car Accident Lawyers
New South Wales Workers Compensation Lawyers
24 April 2018New South Wales Compensation Updates New South Wales Workers Compensation Update – The State Government introduced new penalty notice offences for WHS breaches relating to the risk of falls, fall-related emergency procedures and authorisation of work. The move was prompted by a statutory review of the WHS Act, Regulation and Codes of Practice, which identified high height-related recidivism rates … Continue reading New South Wales Workers Compensation Lawyers
Sexual Harassment and Bullying
4 April 2018Sexual Harassment and Bullying Draft Code tackles bullying and harassment in notorious industry The Australian live entertainment industry’s peak body has released a draft Code of Practice on preventing workplace discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying, following the widespread allegations of sexual abuse and other serious misconduct against high-profile entertainment figures, like US film producer Harvey Weinstein. Live … Continue reading Sexual Harassment and Bullying
Workplace mitigation strategies
28 March 2018Heat-related illnesses and respiratory syndromes in workers are two direct outcomes of climate change that require special mitigation and adaptation strategies, a peak occupational medicine group has warned. In a guidance statement in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) identifies what it claims are the direct … Continue reading Workplace mitigation strategies
Bullying-related claims blow out to $27k
14 March 2018The median direct cost of harassment and bullying-related mental stress workers’ comp claims is nearly $25,000 higher than the all-claims cost, according to Safe Work Australia’s fourth annual national statement on workplace bullying. This is some $5000 more than the $20,000 discrepancy identified in the agency’s second annual statement. According to the new report, the median … Continue reading Bullying-related claims blow out to $27k
An interview with a Personal Injury Accredited Specialist
13 March 2018Personal Injury Lawyers Sydney – Accredited Specialist – Steve Walker Principal Walker Law Group 1. How long have you been practising personal injury law? I have been practising personal injury law since 1994. Initially acting for Defendants for the first decade of my career and learning how to think like an insurance company. This experience … Continue reading An interview with a Personal Injury Accredited Specialist
Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers
7 March 2018Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers Sydney Forklift Accident & Forklift Injuries Compensation In NSW Forklifts are used to lift, stack and transfer loads in many workplaces across NSW. Every year, they continue to cause workplace deaths and injuries. It is reported 1,352 NSW workers were injured and three were killed in forklift incidents in the two … Continue reading Forklift Accident Compensation Lawyers
The Future Reform of Workers Compensation
10 February 2018Future Reform The Workers Compensation Scheme at present is financially in a very sound position. Being quoted even in WorkCover’s own publication that the Scheme is funding at around 130% rather than what is ordinarily considered to be the targeted funding ratio of $110,000. The government has been very coy in answering questions as to … Continue reading The Future Reform of Workers Compensation
