Experienced Brisbane workplace injury lawyers explain your rights when injured at work, including eligibility to make a QLD workers’ compensation claim. Our work injury lawyers can provide legal advice regarding:
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Splatt’s work accident lawyers explain legal options for clients who suffer a work incident that causes a financial loss. In most cases, WorkCover is the Queensland workers’ compensation insurer for workplace injuries. However, Queensland’s workplace injury claim process for work-related accidents is complex.
Our team of workers’ compensation lawyers deals with the QLD workers’ compensation scheme daily. They can explain your rights in plain English.
Splatt Lawyers offers a free case evaluation. Our compensation lawyers will assess your case and explain your next steps. Call 1800 700 125
Experienced personal injury lawyers explain the claim process and your rights.
You could have the legal right to claim workers’ compensation benefits for a workplace injury or illness regardless of who is responsible.
You must lodge a work injury claim within six months of the accident date. 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 is in addition to compensation from the statutory benefits scheme.
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. Unlike a personal injury claim, it does not matter how you were harmed.
Most work accident injuries are covered by workers compensation and include the following:
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How much compensation you receive for a workplace injury depends on its severity and how much it changes your life. Hence, 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:
You may have limited funds when you can’t work. 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. The Splatt Lawyers no-financial-risk guarantee means the following:
Splatt Lawyers can explain how to access WorkCover compensation benefits. It costs nothing to understand your legal rights. Call 1800 700 125
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 accreditation to personal injury lawyers who have undertaken additional training in personal injury law.
A workers’ compensation lawyer can advise on a QLD WorkCover case. They work with WorkCover QLD on a daliy basis.
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, part-time casual, or permanent worker, 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:
Dependents and loved ones of someone who is a casualty of a work-related accident can also receive a lump sum compensation payout.
In Queensland, all employers must have work injury insurance. This is mandated by The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation 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.
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.
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 you could still file a statutory claim.
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.
Splatt Lawyers can explain your time limits for free. Call 1800 700 125.
Your WorkCover statutory claim will continue until your medical condition is ‘stationary and stable’, meaning your symptoms are not improving or declining.
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 exceed those of a permanent impairment lump-sum payment.
Splatt Lawyers provides free legal advice on responding to a Notice of Assessment. Call 1800 700 125
If you have been harmed at work, you should take the following steps to apply for work-related injury compensation:
Splatt’s workers’ compensation lawyers provide legal insights about your rights and the statutory process for an approved workers’ compensation claim. Call 1800 700 125
The work injury claim process is complex, so accessing all your workers’ compensation entitlements cam be challenging. Splatt Lawyers workplace injury lawyers can assist when:
The Queensland workers’ compensation scheme is there to support you. Splatt Lawyers provides 100% no-win, no-fee legal services for workplace injury matters. It’s free to know your rights. Call 1800 700 125.
Splatt Lawyers provides workplace accident legal advice from ten QLD-wide locations.
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 a case. You may also be able to make two types of claims:
If you can no longer work, you could also claim the TPD insurance contained within your superannuation.
Injuries to employees can be divided into two categories: physical and psychological.
Compensable injuries covered by workers’ compensation include the following:
You could be entitled to several benefits if you have acquired an injury because of your job. These benefits typically include:
About one-third of all workers’ compensation claims are for slip, trip and fall accidents, making them the most common type of workplace injury. 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.
In Queensland, you must claim workers’ compensation benefits within six months of the accident or injury date.
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