If a worker contracts a disease as a result of exposure to risk factors arising from the nature of employment, that disease may be classified as an occupational disease. Are there any entitlements?
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Victoria Posted onWorkCover Entitlements for Occupational Diseases
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Victoria Posted onWhat happens if you contract COVID-19 and who is responsible?
If you believe that a person, organisation or company has failed to comply with a government-issued restrictions or failed to take reasonable care and precaution and you have become infected with COVID-19 you may have claim against them.
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Top 3 Reasons to Contact a Public Liability Lawyer If Injured Out in Public
Have you recently been out in public and sustained an injury? This injury could be something as small as twisting your ankle after tripping over raised concrete on a footpath, to breaking a bone after slipping on a freshly mopped floor at your local shopping centre.
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Victoria Posted onWalkers Beware: What you can do if you have been injured on a nature strip, walking trail, or footpath
With an increased number of people walking it is more likely that we may encounter defects along the footpath, nature strip, or our favourite walking track. Do you know what to do if you trip or slip?
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Victoria Posted onA Firefighter’s Entitlements under WorkCover
Past and current firefighters are automatically entitled to WorkCover compensation under the presumption that their cancer was caused by their service, provided they meet certain criteria.
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Victoria Posted onWhen may an injured worker not be entitled to Workcover Compensation?
It’s common to want to know when an injured worker is entitled to workers’ compensation. But what about when an injured worker isn’t?
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Victoria Posted onWorksafe’s approach to Telehealth services of your treating doctors and specialists and providers, in light of COVID -19
In response to the strict social distancing measures currently imposed on Victorians, WorkSafe has introduced temporary item codes allowing medical practitioners, specialists, and providers, to deliver essential health services for injured workers, via telehealth.
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Victoria Posted onEarly release of superannuation in response to COVID-19 FAQs
In response to the significant impact and financial stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has recently announced changes to accessing superannuation. What do these changes mean?
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Victoria Posted onAm I eligible to receive superannuation contributions through WorkCover?
If you have suffered a work related injury and are receiving weekly payments of compensation, you may be eligible to receive superannuation contributions.
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Can a low speed collision cause a whiplash injury?
A whiplash injury can occur when a vehicle collides with another and the impact of the crash causes the head and neck of the driver, or passenger to be suddenly and forcefully thrown back and forth.
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Victoria Posted onRiding in Cars with Pets
Victorian traffic law is largely silent on how we should travel with our pets and imposes no direct obligation on a driver to prevent their pet from causing them distraction whilst driving. But one things for sure – drivers cannot operate a vehicle with an animal on their lap.
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Victoria Posted on“R U OKAY?” – Three simple words that could change a life
Three simple words could mean all the difference and save a life. When things get rough it is important to check in with the people around us and start a conversation.