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What happens if you don’t have workers’ compensation insurance?

If an employer doesn't have workers' comp insurance and a worker is injured, WorkCover will pay the worker and pursue the employer for repayment of ...
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Workers’ compensation changes to affect contractual indemnities

This article discusses how legislative changes to the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) affect contractual indemnities owed by employers.
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How to Detect Fraud in Personal Injury Claims

Insurance fraud has been estimated to account for about 10% of general insurance costs in Australia ($2B annually). This doesn’t take into account undetected fraud. Some people ...
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Contributory negligence finding of 50% against pipeline worker

A 50% contributory negligence finding has been made against a gas pipeline worker who failed to follow his employer's procedures. Read more.
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No compensation for degenerative disc disease?

Degenerative disc disease and workers compensation. People with a history of degenerative disc disease can experience difficulties recovering compensation for their injuries but this is ...
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Photographs of woman at work led to compensable injury

Read about how photographs of a woman at work led to her developing a compensable psychiatric injury. In this article, we share the facts, proceedings ...
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