Make a Claim For Workers Compensation Benefits
If you have suffered an injury at work, you are entitled to make a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The entitlement to make a claim for workers compensation benefits arises if employment is a substantial contributing factor to the injury.
The statutory entitlements generally available under a worker’s compensation claim are as follows:
- Lump sum payment if the impairment assessment is at least 11%.
- Weekly payments of compensation for periods of incapacity
- Medical expenses for treatment incurred as a result of the injury
If your injury was caused by the fault of your employer and your injury is assessed as at least 15% WPI, then you may be entitled to make a work injury damages claim. Unlike the worker’s compensation claim, which is a no-fault scheme, you must establish that your employer’s negligence was responsible for your injuries to be successful in a work injury damages claim.
The entitlements available under a work injury damages claim are as follows:
- Past and Future Economic Loss including loss of superannuation
In preparing your worker’s compensation claim, an assessment will be made if work injury damages are viable if your injury is assessed above the required threshold and negligence can be established against your employer.
Contact us at Parramatta, Cabramatta, Perth, and Adelaide Compensation lawyers team today to learn more about compensation claims.
