Read our short guide to PTSD, what it is, the risks of PTSD in the workplace and how to claim WorkCover benefits for work-related PTSD.
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Are workers diagnosed with COVID-19 entitled to WorkCover Compensation?
There are many workers who have been or will be at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the nature of their employment. But is it a “work-related” illness?
What happens to my super if I die? Superannuation death benefits explained
When you die, your superannuation account balance – together with any death insurance benefit that is part of your super – will be paid to your dependents. However, as a recent case in the media has demonstrated, this does not always occur.
What is a Procedural Fairness Letter?
When an insurer intends on declining your TPD claim or Income Protection claim, they will send you a Procedural Fairness letter. But what should you do when you receive a Procedural Fairness letter?
Easier and faster access to WorkCover Entitlements for those workers exposed to Silica
If you are or were exposed to respirable silica dust at work and have been diagnosed with silicosis with or without lung cancer and/or scleroderma you may be automatically entitled to WorkCover entitlements.
Statutory maximum of over $630,000 achieved for one of our terminally ill WorkCover clients.
Zaparas Lawyers has assisted one of their terminally ill WorkCover occupational disease clients achieve the statutory maximum non-economic payment in the form of an impairment benefit of over $630,000. This is just one of a number of successful statutory maximum outcomes achieved in recent years for the firm’s terminally ill clients.
World Day for Health and Safety at Work
The month of August marks the Tradies National Health Month, which is an initiative to highlight and raise awareness around the health, wellbeing and injury risks that affect tradies.
National Safe Work Month
October is National Safe Work Month. This month, Zaparas Lawyers would like to highlight and acknowledge the extraordinary work all our frontline workers have done and continue to do to fight COVID-19.
Bullying at School – Can I make a Public Liability Claim?
In a recent article in the Herald Sun, ‘Ex-pupil sues over ‘bullying’ at school’ published on 5 September 2020 you were introduced to one of our clients, who had been the victim of repeated bullying during their senior high school years.
1.25 Million Dollar Settlement During COVID-19 For Construction Worker and Young Dad
COVID-19 has changed the way we do things, but it hasn’t changed our commitment to our clients. Our compassion and drive for achieving the settlements our clients deserve remains unshaken.
Coronial Inquest delivers charges over the 2016 theme park tragedy
Dreamworld’s parent company Ardent Leisure has been charged over the 2016 theme park tragedy that killed four people when the Thunder River Rapids ride malfunctioned at the theme park in Coomera.
New Victorian Workplace Manslaughter Laws
New workplace manslaughter laws were introduced to prevent fatalities in the workplace and to hold to account organisations and their officers with the power and resources to improve safety.