On 16 December the NSW Government put out a new Regulation regarding workers compensation medical expenses. Before the Regulation, all injured workers who were not receiving weekly payments on 1 January 2013 would be cut off medical payments from 1 January 2014. The Regulation means those of you who were due to be cut off […]
A report from Unions NSW into how the June 2012 cuts to the workers compensation system are really affecting people in NSW. Workers Compensation One Year On
Today June 19 is the one-year anniversary of the state Government’s changes to workers compensation law in NSW which stripped many entitlements from all workers (public and private, unionists or non-unionists) – except, it would appear, politicians. Unions NSW designated this Fair Go for Workers Compensation Day and held an event at Parliament House, where […]
Update on the implementation of new workers compensation legislation and rules – mid-December 2012. Letter to WCA Letter to minister re WC WC update
In a significant win for unions and workers that have continued to pressure the Government about its plans to make workers pay their own legal costs, Greg Pearce, NSW Minister for Finance & Services, has announced a new Independent Legal Assistance and Review Service (ILARS). While not as good as the previous system, this represents […]
Changes are retrospective. The amendments below apply to all existing claims. Further details regarding implementation can be found in the Unions NSW update called Implementation of the Workers Comp Laws. Weekly payments 0-130 weeks (2.5 years) For the first 13 weeks after an injury, workers will receive 95% of their pre-injury average weekly […]
How the O’Farrell Government’s new workers compensation law will affect workers now. For a summary of the changes, click here. What happens if you already receive weekly payments? If you already receive weekly payments, the insurer must conduct a work capacity assessment of you in the 12 months following proclamation* of the new legislation (although […]
A summary of the main elements of the cuts for the majority of injured workers. Restrictions on cover for occupational diseases Partners’ claims for nervous shock abolished Cap on weekly payments Cap on medical benefits Limits on lump sum compensation Changes are retrospective. Some amendments to the Workers’ Compensation legislation were achieved. They include: Exempting […]
New laws introduced by the O’Farrell Government are the biggest attack on injured workers’ rights in a generation. Changes are retrospective According to the Government briefing, the ‘changes to weekly benefits, medical costs and duration [of payments] are to apply as soon as possible to existing claims’ and ‘changes to lump sum compensation are […]
Unions NSW, under the campaign title NSW for All, has launched a series of television and radio ads about the O’Farrell Government’s planned changes to Workers Compensation. Under the changes: You won’t be covered on the way to and from work. Your pay will drop while you are recovering. If you can’t recover quickly enough, […]
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