A Certificate of Capacity is a specific document required when you are making a WorkCover claim for weekly payments in Victoria.

In Victoria, workers injured at work are entitled to a range of benefits through WorkCover. In this article, we specifically explore the entitlement to weekly payments of compensation for lost wages.

This article examines your entitlement to common law damages in Victoria for work related injuries where the injury has been caused by the negligence of another person.

An employer’s duty of care to its employees is greater when there is an obvious risk of psychological or physical injury due to the nature of the work and/or the working environment.

In this case review, a journalist was awarded $180,000 in a WorkCover common law claim due to her psychological injuries and PTSD.

Your entitlement to weekly payments for 130 weeks, however, there are some circumstances where payments can be extended.

If you’ve experienced sexual harassment at work, there may be compensation through a WorkCover claim, common law claim, discrimination laws or equal opportunity laws.

The 2021 case of Muller v Klosed Pty Ltd gives a good insight into how Victorian Courts assess personal injury compensation and the calculation of damages for injured workers where there is more than one defendant.

If you’ve lodged a WorkCover claim in Victoria and it’s been rejected, it’s important to know why the insurer may have denied your claim. In this article, we explore some of the primary reasons a workers compensation claim may be rejected.

If your WorkCover claim is rejected, here’s how you appeal that decision to the Accident Compensation and Conciliation Service in Victoria.

What happens to your superannuation guarantee payments if you're injured at work and go on workers compensation? Are you still paid your super?

If you have made a Victorian workers’ compensation claim following an injury you sustained at work, you may have a Medical Panel involved at some point during your claim.

If you injure yourself at work and lodge a WorkCover claim, it's important to know that there are several time limits that apply to any claim.

If you are on WorkCover and unable to return to any work as a result of your workplace injury, your employer is required to hold your position open for 52 weeks.

In this article, we will look at how personal injury compensation, for example TAC or WorkCover benefits, may affect the supports a person with a disability receives under their NDIS plan.

If you hurt yourself at work and are in receipt of WorkCover weekly compensation payments for your time off work, you have probably been asked to participate in planning for your return to work, even if you are still suffering from the effects of your injury. In this article we look at your obligations to participate in planning for your return to work and the consequences of non-compliance.

In this article, we provide a guide for General Practitioners about the Victorian workers compensation claims process and answer some of the common questions raised by GP’s.

Understandably, many Victorians are concerned about the effect COVID-19 will have on the progress of their personal injury claim. They want to know whether it will affect their ability to get timely access to justice given the restrictions introduced to combat the spread of the virus.

For many Victorian workers, there is heightened anxiety about returning to the workplace after weeks (or months) of working from home. Some workers may be considering what happens if you contract coronavirus from work.

With the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), many of us are now working from home. This presents many difficulties; one of which might be "what happens if you injure yourself whilst working from home"?