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NSW injured workers- be aware of your current entitlements and rights

By on June 20, 2013 in Compensation, Entitlements, WorkCover NSW

We received an important email from someone who can confirm that as a result of the recent NSW Goudappel case win, some workcover insurers have honored the current court ruling and are now paying out claims for (s-67) to eligible NSW injured workers. The kind author of the email states “I know many NSW workers [...]

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Dodgy rehabbers – a story and a warning

By on May 30, 2013 in Rehab, Retraining, Return to work, Stories

A few days ago, an injured worker kindly contacted us, not only to share his ordeal at the hands of a very dodgy “rehabber”, but also to help warn injured workers “about the methods used to get injured workers to just give up”. In fact in this injured worker’s case, his own doctor has even [...]

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When can weekly payments in Victoria be terminated

By on May 21, 2013 in Entitlements, Weekly pay

The main purpose of this article is to inform injured workers that their weekly payments can be changed (reduced) or terminated, that it happens frequently, AND OFTEN in an ILLEGAL manner! When can weekly payments in Victoria be terminated In addition to the termination of weekly payments after the expiry of the second entitlement period [...]

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When It’s In The Workover, Bullying can be Masked as Incompetence.

By on March 17, 2013 in Bullying & Stress, Case manager (follies), Corruption, Entitlements, Insurance companies, Nasty workcover employees, Ramblings & Whinges, Return to work, Stuff, WorkSafe Vic

When It’s In The Workover, Bullying can be Masked as Incompetence. At the moment, I’m engaged in a struggle with my Claims Management over my FOI requests, and my request for retraining. Both these struggles have been initiated by my personal requests. Neither should present cause for struggle. I have the right to obtain all [...]

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Workcover claim accepted – but surgery, procedures, imaging, specialists and treatment denied

By on March 3, 2013 in Case manager (follies), Entitlements, Insurance claims, Resources, WorkCover, WorkSafe Vic

Workcover insurance companies quite often tell us and our treating doctors that they will not pay for procedures that the doctor, even the most expert of experts, says are medically appropriate and necessary. In Victoria this is in accordance with Division 2B of Part IV of the Act aworkcovervictimsdiary often hears from  injured workers whose [...]

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Comcare updates pharmacy policy

By on February 19, 2013 in Comcare, Pharmacy

According to a media release from Comcare, Schedule 8 medications (i.e opiates, narcotics, valium etc) will have to be prescribed through the PBS to assist in ensuring that their use is controlled and that the risk for harm, dependence and misuse is reduced.   Isn’t this another subtle form to state that all injured workers [...]

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Vocational re-education (retraining courses) under workcover

By on February 15, 2013 in Entitlements, Resources, Retraining, Return to work, suitable employment, WorkSafe Vic

Further to Survivor’s post “Fighting For Retraining In The Workcover”, and the many obstacles Victorian injured workers face when it comes to obtaining approval from their workcover insurer for “retraining”; we undertook some additional research into the frustrating “vocational re-education & retraining courses” process. Vocational re-education (retraining courses) under workcover According to the famous online [...]

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Fighting For Retraining In The Workcover

By on February 13, 2013 in Case manager (follies), CGU, Common Law, Corruption, Permanent impairmemt, Retraining

This article has been supplied by a long-term injured worker  I have been a Workcover victim for eleven years. To me, Workcover feels much more like a punitive jail than a rehabilitation centre. As an injured worker I became incredibly isolated by it, and felt locked in at home. I desperately want to escape this [...]

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Workcover liable for injured worker’s overseas medical costs

By on February 11, 2013 in Compensation, Entitlements, Legal cases, Resources, Tips & Tricks

Given one of the Blog’s admins recent medical “pickle” overseas, we wondered whether workcover (the insurer) is indeed liable for the injured worker’s overseas medical (and like) incurred costs related to their workcover injury. Well, yes, it certainly seems so, according to this NSW legal case whereby A NSW employer was ordered to pay the [...]

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Workers comp should go beyond age 65: Shorten

By on January 27, 2013 in Articles & Research, Entitlements, Insurance claims, Legislation, Medicare, News, Permanent impairmemt, Politics, Serious injury, Superannuation, WorkCover, Workers compensation, Workplace injury, WTF

Most people will prepare to work until retirement. Even then, we are encouraged to be productive and work longer than the retirement age, if possible. What happens if your injured at work? If your over the workcover retirement age? Australia’s Workcover insurance system doesn’t cover workers over the age of 60 years. The system puts [...]

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The Uses and Abuses of Conciliation In the Workover

By on January 20, 2013 in ACCS, Bullying & Stress, CGU, Entitlements, Insurance companies, Stuff, Workers compensation, WorkSafe Vic, Xchanging

The Uses and Abuses of Conciliation in the Workover An injured worker, Sheryl (obviously not her real name) wrote to me recently about her experiences of Conciliation in the Workcover system. Sheryl has been “captured” within the Workcover system in Victoria for over 10 years and has experienced Conciliation at many different stages of her [...]

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Injured workers intimidated not to lodge claims

By on October 23, 2012 in Compensation, Corruption, Entitlements, Fraud & Abuse, WTF

Slater and Gordon lawyer Megan Hoare said employers were coercing staff not to report their injuries as work-related to avoid higher WorkCover premiums. Injured workers intimidated not to lodge claims Injured staff coerced Injured workers are being intimidated by their bosses not to lodge WorkCover claims. Slater and Gordon lawyer Megan Hoare said employers were [...]

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Injured workers medical practitioners ought to stand & speak up

By on September 4, 2012 in Bullying & Stress, Case manager (follies), Diary entries, Entitlements, Medical Resources, Tips & Tricks, Xchanging

You won’t believe it, but during the sheer stress and grief of having my site under DoS attack, I also faced ongoing “denial of service” – basic medical care – from Xchanging and my perceived adversarial case manager. On this occasion they denied me physiotherapy treatment, notwithstanding I suffer from an end stage shoulder which [...]

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Workcover insurance companies cheat injured workers out of travel costs

By on August 6, 2012 in Entitlements, Fraud & Abuse, Insurance companies, WTF

A bright forum member thought it would be interesting to find out if different workcover  insurance companies pay different rates for travel allowance and even more interesting if it varies from state to state. Well, you would be surprised to know that – again- we are being ripped off by our insurance companies and the [...]

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WorkCover NSW injured workers no longer entitled to annual leave?

By on July 26, 2012 in Employment, Entitlements, Legislation, WorkCover NSW, WTF

Employers in NSW are set to be advised they no longer have to provide annual leave entitlements to their workers for the time they are off work due to sickness or injury and claiming workers’ compensation, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Legal advice axes leave pay for workers on compensation Sean Nicholls Sydney Morning Herald [...]

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The amount of money workcover will spend on denying entitlements is insane

By on July 12, 2012 in Case manager (follies), Entitlements, Fraud & Abuse, Shame files, Xchanging

In the insurance world, injuries are thought of only in a financial view with short-term glasses rather than total loss costs (less expensive in the long run; greater value.) It is easily and conveniently forgotten workers sustain serious injury affecting virtually every aspect of their life. It keeps astonishing me how much money workcover and its [...]

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