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QLD Workplace Injury Lawyers Brisbane

Experienced Brisbane workplace injury lawyers explain your rights when injured at work, including eligibility to make a QLD workers’ compensation claim. Get legal advice from a work injury lawyer regarding:

Splatt workers’ compensation lawyers provide legal representation for injured workers in Brisbane and Queensland-wide on a 100% No Win, No Fee basis. It’s free to start, and you pay nothing until you win. Call Now: 1800 700 125, or email us >

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Work Accident Lawyers Brisbane and QLD Wide

Splatt’s work accident lawyers assist clients when a work incident causes a financial loss. In most cases, WorkCover is the Queensland workers’ compensation insurer for workplace injuries. However, understanding the workplace injury claim process for work-related accidents can be stressful and overwhelming.

Our team of workers’ compensation lawyers deals with the QLD workers’ compensation scheme daily. They explain your rights in plain English and help you find a path to justice. Contact us now for a free case review. Our compensation lawyers will assess your case and explain how to claim your due entitlements.

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Claiming WorkCover Benefits

Anyone suffering a mild or severe workplace injury or illness can claim workers’ compensation benefits, regardless of who was responsible. You must lodge a work injury claim within six months of your accident date, and once approved, you receive weekly payments and other financial support.

You can claim common law compensation when your employer’s negligence causes mental or physical harm. In this case, you are suing your employer for legal damages. An insurance company funds a lump sum payment (in most cases). A claim for damages often leads to higher compensation than the statutory benefits scheme.

Permanent Impairment Payouts

You may receive a Notice of Assessment with a lump sum offer when your injuries are stable. People with a minimum of 20% permanent impairment can accept this payout and make a common law claim (if they can prove employer negligence).

When a psychological or physical injury stops you from working in your usual occupation (or one for which you are trained), you can claim Total and Permanent Disability benefits. It does not matter how you were harmed, and TPD payouts can be substantial.

Experienced Workers' Compensation Lawyers Assist With

Most work accident injuries are covered by workers compensation and include the following:

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Our QLD Work Injury Lawyers Will Advise

  1. If you have a valid workers’ compensation claim
  2. You could be eligible for other claims, e.g., common law claims, whole-person impairment, and total and permanent disability claims.
  3. The estimated value of workers’ compensation payments
  4. Barriers to a successful outcome
  5. Your recommended next steps
  6. How to prove legal liability

Your comprehensive legal case review is free, so contact us now to get started. Call 1800 700 125

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How Much is a Workplace Injury Claim Worth?

You could be eligible to make several legal claims when you have suffered a loss due to your employer’s duty of care failure. The value of your compensation depends on the nature of your work-related injury, its severity, and its impact on your life. Expert evidence is often key to proving a financial loss.

In Queensland, workers’ compensation benefits cover all ‘reasonable’ expenses related to a job-related injury or illness, such as:

  • Lost income and superannuation
  • Reasonable medical expenses and rehabilitation costs
  • Reasonable travel expenses related to medical and rehab appointments
  • Lump-sum permanent impairment
  • Loss of enjoyment of life
  • Pain and suffering
  • Death benefits and Burial costs

100% No Win No Fee Workplace Injury Compensation

If you are not working, we understand your funds may be limited. Thankfully, Splatt Lawyers is a 100% no win, no fee compensation law firm. Our fee policy ensures you don’t incur legal costs or expenses until you win your case. The Splatt Lawyers no-financial-risk guarantee means the following:

  • Pay nothing to start your case
  • Pay our fees and costs when you win
  • Owe nothing if you lose
  • We fund your medical reports and assessments until settlement
  • Our legal fees are capped
  • We fund rehabilitation costs for eligible clients

Get legal support to access your WorkCover compensation benefits. Contact us now for a free claim check. It costs nothing to understand your legal rights. Call: 1800 700 125

Workers Comp Personal Injury Accredited Specialists

Our workers’ comp legal team works with the guidance of Kerry Splatt. Kerry is a Queensland Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law. The Queensland Law Society awards this rare accreditation to personal injury lawyers with outstanding legal expertise in personal injury law.

When you choose experienced workers’ compensation lawyers to advise on a QLD WorkCover case, you know your workplace solicitors have the knowledge and expertise to deliver your desired outcome.

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Can I Claim Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

If you’re injured at a Queensland workplace or working for a company with its head office in Queensland, you can make a workers’ compensation claim. Whether you are a full-time or part-time casual or permanent worker doesn’t matter; some subcontractors are also eligible. Furthermore, both physical and psychological injuries are eligible for injury compensation.

You can still seek benefits even when you are not harmed at your workplace. Injuries covered include:

  • Injured while on a work break
  • Accidents travelling to or from work
  • Injured while travelling for work purposes
  • Hurt at a function, conference or work event
  • Occupationally-acquired diseases

Dependents and loved ones of someone who is a casualty of a work-related accident can also receive a lump sum compensation payout. More about fatal accident claims >

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About Claiming Workers’ Compensation in Queensland

In Queensland, all employers must have work injury insurance. This is mandated by The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003. WorkCover provides this insurance in Queensland for the majority of businesses. This cover protects QLD employees if they develop a work-related illness or injury from a work accident, a work event, or, in some cases, travelling to and from their workplace.

WorkCover administers your case when you claim compensation because of a workplace accident. This legal entity funds your lost income, medical treatment or surgery costs, physiotherapy, rehab sessions, etc.

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What is the QLD Workers' Compensation Scheme?

Under Queensland workers’ compensation law, employers must compensate their employees for lost wages and medical costs resulting from work-related injuries. WorkCover Queensland is the primary supplier of accident insurance for workplace injuries, except for self-insured entities.

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Strict time limits apply for lodging workers’ compensation claims in Queensland. For employees who have experienced a work-related injury or illness, there is a 6-month time limit to lodge a WorkCover claim. If your workplace incident is over six months old and you could still file a statutory claim, contact us now for legal help.

Your employer has eight days to report any work-related injuries to QLD WorkCover. Please note that their reporting does not trigger your legal process, so you must lodge your case.

Call now for support: Call 1800 700 125.

Assessment of Workplace Injury by WorkCover Queensland

Your WorkCover statutory claim will continue until your medical condition is ‘stationary and stable’, meaning your symptoms are not improving or declining.

  1. First, a QLD WorkCover doctor assesses the stability of your injuries.
  2. Next, they use medical guides to assess permanent impairment and issue a report to WorkCover.
  3. When WorkCover receives this report, they will issue a “Notice of Assessment” and offer your lump-sum compensation based solely on the degree of impairment.

Understand that a Notice of Assessment offer has no correlation to damages you may receive in a common law claim. Generally, damages under common law are more significant than any other lump-sum payment offer.

Contact Splatt Lawyers for free legal advice on responding to the Notice of Assessment. Call 1800 700 125.

Steps to Take When Injured at Work

If you have been harmed at work, you should take the following steps to apply for work-related injury compensation:

Report the injury to your employer immediately.

Immediately seek medical treatment

If the doctor agrees your injury is work-related, they should provide a work capacity certifiate.

Get advice from specialists in workplace injury law.

Splatt Lawyers team of workers’ compensation lawyers provide legal insights about your rights and barriers to a successful workers’ compensation claim. Get in touch >

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Local Brisbane Workplace Injury Lawyers

The work injury claim process is complex, so accessing all your workers’ compensation entitlements is challenging. Splatt Lawyers workplace injury lawyers can assist when:

  • You suffer a workplace injury or illness and want to know your rights
  • You need support with an existing WorkCover claim
  • WorkCover denies your work injury damages claim
  • Your employer is trying to make you return to work
  • Your pay is wrong
  • Your employer’s insurance company is taking too long
  • Your workers’ compensation payments stop

The Queensland workers’ compensation scheme supports you when you need it. Get legal advice to access your entitlements. Rest assured, all our legal services have a No Win, No Pay guarantee, and it’s free to understand your circumstances. Call Now: 1800 700 125.

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When seeking legal advice for a work accident case in Queensland, it’s reassuring to know that Splatt Lawyers is nearby. Choose your location:

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Work Injury Claim FAQs

  1. First, you can seek payments under WorkCover.
  2. Second, make a permanent disablement claim for a lump sum payout.
  3. Third, make a common law claim against your negligent employer.
  4. Fourth, a Total and Permanent Disability claim through your superannuation when you can’t work in your regular job anymore.

Employers are responsible for work-related accidents because they have a duty of care for the health and safety of every employee under their supervision. Because of this obligation, all Queensland employers must have workers’ compensation insurance. If you have a workplace injury and your employer is found liable, the employer’s insurer usually funds personal injury claims.

How much you receive for a workers’ compensation claim depends on the factors of your case. You may also be able to make two types of claims:

  1. Queensland WorkCover Claim
  2. Common Law Claim

If you can no longer work, you could also claim the TPD insurance contained within your superannuation. Please start the process by using our online claim tool to find out what your claim might be worth >

Injuries to employees can be divided into two categories: physical and psychological.

  1. Physical injuries include those related to manual handling, equipment failure and accidents like tripping and falling.
  2. Psychological injuries cover stress-related illnesses like depression, anxiety and burnout.

Compensable injuries covered by workers’ compensation include the following:

  • Manual handling: injuries sustained while lifting heavy objects
  • Equipment failure: physical damage caused by faulty machinery.
  • Accidents: harm caused by slips, trips and falls
  • Other injuries: sustained due to exposure to harmful substances or conditions.
  • Journey claims: injuries occurring during travel to or from work. They include injuries acquired in a motor vehicle accident.
  • You can also claim for the worsening of pre-existing injuries.

If any of the above relates to your situation, contact our team for legal assistance.

You could be entitled to several benefits if you have acquired an injury because of your job. These benefits typically include:

  1. A weekly payment to replace lost income
  2. The cost of your medical care and related travel expenditure
  3. A lump sum compensation payout if your work injury caused permanent impairment.

About one-third of all workers’ compensation claims are for slip, trip and fall accidents, making them the most common type of workplace injury. Thankfully, regardless of how your workplace accident occurred, the workers’ compensation insurance scheme provides financial protection.

Ensuring you access all your due compensation entitlements after a work accident can be tricky. Correct procedures are found in the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003

Experienced personal injury lawyers explain how it works, including barriers to a successful outcome. Seek expert advice to know where you stand.

  1. Report the incident to your boss
  2. Seek medical treatment for your work injuries
  3. Ask a medical practitioner to record your harm
  4. Get free legal advice from a workplace injury lawyer
  5. Lodge a workers’ compensation claim

In Queensland, you must claim workers’ compensation benefits within six months of the accident or injury date. However, getting immediate legal advice will help protect your workers’ compensation claim rights.

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