Tim Driscoll

Before the advent of the concept of workers’ compensation, a family could be pitched into poverty and ruin if the main breadwinner was killed while… Read More »Compensation Claims When a Loved One Dies Due to a Workplace Injury

When COVID-19 entered Australia and social restrictions became the norm, it forced many New South Wales employees to work from home. It is likely that… Read More »What Happens if I’m Injured While Working from Home?

While we should all be thankful that Australian states each have a workers’ compensation scheme to cover those injured on their way to or from,… Read More »How Are Workers’ Compensation Claims Assessed in New South Wales

Workplace injuries take a serious toll not only on Australian employers and their employees, but also on the economy. As indicated by statistics gathered by… Read More »The Most Common Workplace Injuries and What to Do About Them

Workers’ compensation claims can range from minor to extremely serious. The most recent statistics released by SafeWork Australia reveal that for the years 2016 and… Read More »New Dispute Resolution Process for Workers’ Compensation

Construction workers experience some of the most dangerous conditions of any workplace. In the course of their day-to-day jobs, they handle heavy machinery, hazardous chemicals,… Read More »Workers’ Compensation for Slip on Construction Site

Established in 2012, WIRO – the Workers Compensation Independent Review Office – is an independent statutory office. But what function does it serve and how… Read More »What is WIRO?

In recent years, changes to relevant New South Wales laws made it difficult – if not impossible – for people whose work-related injuries worsened over… Read More »Claiming Workers’ Compensation for Old Injuries – Is My Surgery Covered by Workers’ Compensation?

If you were hurt at work or you have been diagnosed with a work-related illness in New South Wales, you probably feel as if you’ve… Read More »WorkCover Have Rejected My Claim in NSW: What Can I Do?

For many Australian workers, dealing with a stressful workplace is par for the course. Tension with co-workers or supervisors, deadlines, difficult clients or customers and… Read More »Psychological Trauma at Work: Can I Make a Claim in NSW?

A worker who is injured at work is entitled to compensation benefits including (subject to restrictions) payment of medical expenses, compensation for wage loss and… Read More »Lodging a Worker’s Compensation Claim form – when and why? 

Apart from the payment of workers compensation, an employer has an obligation to rehabilitate the injured worker, including, where able, to facilitate the worker into… Read More »Can I be fired whilst on Workers Compensation?