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Receiving a WorkCover Notice of Assessment – Queensland

Qld workers should get legal advice before responding to a Notice of Assessment, as it affects compensation & common law rights.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Employment law, litigation: High Court expands scope for damages in termination cases: Elisha v Vision Australia Ltd

The High Court ruled employees can claim damages for psychiatric harm from contract breaches in dismissal processes.

Australia Employment

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Managing Cross Border Sexual Harassment Investigations In Australia And Asia––10 Key Considerations For Employers (Part 3)

In Part 3 of our series, we'll look at the standard of proof, the conduct of interviews, how each country aims to protect confidentiality and whistleblowers, and privacy.

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Exposure to toxic chemicals increases cancer risk for firefighters

Research has suggested these increased rates of cancer among firefighters may be linked to the foam.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

"Twenty pegs wouldn't have done it": questions posed by the Tasmanian jumping castle accident

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Employers Beware – $100,000 Fine for Failing to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Workplace

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Employment law changes: What you need to know

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil: NCAT dismisses disability discrimination complaint because applicant failed to disclose disability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Medical examinations and lawful directions reaffirmed: when non-compliance constitutes serious misconduct

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Workplace relations changes effective 1 July 2025

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

2025 Employment And Workplace Relations In Australia Legal Guide

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Workplace surveillance could be changing – what do employers need to know?

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Victorian workplace surveillance and privacy reforms on the horizon

Australia Employment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Psychological injuries at the centre of WHS reforms

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Block earner triumphs in ASIC appeal

Australia Technology

PA

Piper Alderman

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Investigations, Part 1 - What's The Fuss With Whistleblowing Investigations? (Video)

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fraud and corruption – how crisis management can help

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

How A Cybersecurity Investigation Uncovered The Root Cause Of A Ransomware Breach

Australia Technology

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FTI Consulting

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Common law claims after a workplace injury in Queensland

A common law claim may provide more comprehensive compensation where a work-related injury has been caused by negligence.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

What Today's Employees Really Want: Updating Your Business Offering for 2025

Businesses should take the time to understand what today's professionals truly value and how to create an employee value proposition (EVP) that resonates in today's market.

Australia Employment

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Worrells

From final warning to Fair Work Commission – the risks of internal investigations for employee misconduct

Murphy v Xavier College Limited [2025] FWC 1284

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

HR Leaders – Vulnerable and Exposed

HR leaders are facing more pressure, scrutiny and increased personal exposure.

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

A guide to Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) in workers' compensation claims Queensland

Australia Litigation

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Over $400,000 in compensation and penalties ordered against employer for unlawful adverse action

Australia Employment

PP

Pointon Partners

Working In The Heat – Workers' Compensation And Employee Rights In Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Steps to take after a workplace injury in Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Proposed workers compensation changes: a harsh shift for legitimately injured workers in NSW

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Holding the Reins: Employer Responsible for Aggravated Psychological Condition

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Reconsideration of Medical Assessment Certificates

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Strata owners corporation convicted over site death

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Police PTSD compensation claims

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Farm injuries show safety must be taken seriously

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Reconsideration of Medical Assessment Certificates

Overview of the authorities on reconsideration applications under section 329 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Strata owners corporation convicted over site death

A strata owners corporation of commercial premises was recently convicted in the NSW District Court after a damaged heavy gate fell on a worker.

Australia Employment

S

Stacks Law Firm

Police PTSD compensation claims

Every year hundreds of police employees are medically discharged with psychological workers compensation claims.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Farm injuries show safety must be taken seriously

Work on farms accounts for one in every five workplace deaths in NSW.

Australia Employment

S

Stacks Law Firm

Workers' compensation claims Queensland - your rights regarding medical treatment

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Recent And Emerging Employment Law Changes Impacting Australian Employers

Not long after intentionally underpaying employees became a criminal offence on 1 January 2025, additional workplace changes have been announced or made by the federal Labor government to further protect workers and stimulate productivity.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

WorkSafe prosecution and fines

Summary & link to podcast discussing worksafe prosecutions & fines.

Australia Employment

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PCL Lawyers

Ensuring workplace safety compliance: key considerations for employers

Considerations & challenges for employers to stay compliant with workplace safety laws. Tips from initial setup to ongoing monitoring.

Australia Employment

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PCL Lawyers

Company fined for safety breach in high-pressure blasting accident

Recent case emphasises the importance of ensuring all workers engaging high risk activities follow appropriate safety measures.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Lessons for Employers– How failure to consult on workplace policy led to reinstatement of intoxicated worker

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Case summary: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Sako [2025] NSWCA 12 – the uninsured liability scheme and dust disease claims

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Adaptation is more than work history

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

Education Law Notes – Term 1, 2025

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Do You Have Employees Working In Queensland? What You Need To Know About The New Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan Requirements Effective March 1, 2025

Australia Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Spotlight on: Northern NSW Local Health Network v Heggie [2013] NSWCA 255 – disciplinary action taken without proper consideration of the workers response is unreasonable

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Record fine in South Australia for reckless conduct offence in the workplace

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Dismissal results in $1.44 million in damages for psychiatric injury

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stanley on 2GB and 4BC on 11 February 2025 to discuss legal issues related to Valentine's Day in the workplace

Australia Employment

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Swaab

"Our employee was using a knife to peel an orange. How could we be negligent?" Which case won?

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Increased pressure on nurses leads to back injury, rotator cuff injury and tendonitis

Australia Employment

S

Stacks Law Firm

Incentivising staff and independent practitioners

Australia Employment

A

Avant Law

Elisha v Vision Australia Limited [2024] HCA 50

Australia Employment

HL

HHG Legal Group

"Tick And Flick" Gets The Kick: FWC Calls For Proactive Workplace Policy Engagements

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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Roam Migration Law

[Podcast] Full Disclosure, vol. 5: Returning to the office during COVID-19

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

[Podcast] Coronial inquests and the Coroners Act 2003 (Qld)

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Level Twenty Seven Chambers

Legal Lockdown - Episode 11: Strength From Stress During COVID-19 with Amanda J. Scott

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Holman Webb Lawyers

NSW workers compensation & COVID-19

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Carroll & O'Dea

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