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Injured worker dismissed for making complaint about unsafe working conditions

By on June 18, 2013 in Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, OH&S, Shame files

Fact: many injured workers are routinely harshly and illegally sacked by their employers when they make a complaint about unsafe working conditions, when they threaten their employer with a genuine bullying complaint, or even when they simply happened to be injured at work and lodge a workcover claim. There certainly appears to be a toxic [...]

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Another fraud accused injured worker entitled to workcover!

By on May 25, 2013 in Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, Surveillance, WorkCover SA

You surely know by now that we are allergic to the abuse of the very costly and wasteful surveillance by workcover (Authorities, insurers, self-insurers and employers) of injured workers, portraying them all as fraudulent malingerers. As we have pointed out on numerous occasions, many genuinely injured workers are “routinely” accused of “fraud” and have their [...]

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When work is not “a Significant Contributing Factor” to causing the work injury: a painful story

By on March 8, 2013 in Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, Legislation, Medical Exam (IME), Stories, WorkCover QLD

If you suffer from a pre-existing condition / injury and your pre-existing medical condition has flared up as a result of your duties at work, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, however the catch in the legislation (all states) is that work must have been a “significant contributing factor” causing the “flare up”. [...]

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Will you be charged a percentage of your compensation payouts? NO!!!

By on February 23, 2013 in Common Law, Compensation, Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, Tips & Tricks, WorkSafe Vic

It is is a widely held belief  that an injured worker (the Claimant) will be charged a certain percentage ( i.e. 25 %) of the settlement sum  by their representing lawyer(s) after a common law case has reached settlement [and with a no win no fee structure.]. Some injured workers even believe that their lawyers [...]

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Workcover case manager wish list for 2013

By on February 18, 2013 in Case manager (follies), Fraud & Abuse, Fun

Dear Injured Workers, whilst -belatedly- writing my 2013 wish list, I couldn’t help myself but “put myself in the shoes” of my workcover case manager (s)…and thought about what they would have written on their wish list…   I have been a very good workcover case manager this year.  As you know, I have suffered [...]

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When the workcover system lets you down…

By on February 18, 2013 in Fraud & Abuse, Politics, Resources, WorkCover

To better our WorkCover system so we more effectively get injured workers phsyically (and mentally) better and back to work we have to really speak up. How about flooding the Minister for Workcover’s inbox with hundreds, thousand of heart felt emails? When the workcover system lets you down… Do you feel you could have been [...]

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Craziness of psychiatric IME assessments

By on February 16, 2013 in Comcare, Fraud & Abuse, Fun, Medical Exam (IME), Psych

A couple of days ago, our co-warrior Trinny send us an interesting link, featuring the OZloop creatives with a most satirical look at the [psych] labelling of public servants. Nothing like holding up the mirror to these flawed practices! Craziness of psychiatric IME assessments   Poetic Pathologising Psychiatrists – by Ozloop   Mirror mirror on [...]

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21 Million worth of fraud committed in past 3 years by Govt Departments

By on November 30, 2012 in Fraud & Abuse, Politics, WorkCover NSW, WTF

A survey of NSW government departments has found $21 million worth of fraud has been committed in the past three years!!! Look who’s defrauding who, eh! Twenty one million dollars of fraud, perpetrators excusing their 16 million dollar fraudulent activities due to their princely status. There is either complete insanity in NSW or this enquiry [...]

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Is Allianz committing deliberate workcover insurer fraud?

By on November 27, 2012 in Allianz, Corruption, Fraud & Abuse, Frustration & Violence, WorkCover WA, WTF

Over the past few weeks (months), aworkcovervictimsdiary has been kindly cc’d into a desperate injured worker’s  most frustrating “correspondence” with Allianz workers compensation insurance. Allianz is yet to answer a few basic and vital questions on why they initially a) denied this injured worker’s workcover claim; b) on what medical evidence they denied this injured [...]

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Alex Mericka took on Workcover and won

By on November 25, 2012 in Corruption, Fraud & Abuse, WorkCover, WTF

As requested and kindly shared by “HuntingWorkcover“, here is a most interesting, feel-good, Today-Tonight video about Alex Mericka who took on WorkCover Corporation and won! Alex Mericka took on Workcover and won     For more information please see http://www.bressington.net    

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Injured workers plea to Centrelink to stop workcover fraud – a letter

By on November 25, 2012 in Fraud & Abuse, Letters & Complaints, Shame files, Stories, WorkCover

A very brave and seriously injured worker, destitute and left to rot by our workcover system, most kindly shared his pleading and most enlightening letter he wrote to Centrelink to stop workcover insurers of defrauding injured workers. A great write-up, alias the very sad reality for so many injured workers in Australia. Injured workers plea [...]

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The workcover malingerer caught on camera – facts of workcover ‘surveillance’

By on November 22, 2012 in Fraud & Abuse, Insurance companies, Surveillance, WorkSafe Vic, WTF

Film maker, injured worker and alleged malingerer shares his WorkCover surveillance footage.  Thanks Kris, it would be hilarious if it were not, in fact, a true version of reality The Malingerer – Caught on Camera! Film maker and injured worker shares his WorkCover surveillance footage Facts: WorkCover Victoria spends $14 million annually surveilling appoximately 6,000 [...]

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Fraudulent workcover claims: incidence and cost negligible

By on November 17, 2012 in Articles & Research, Fraud & Abuse, Workers compensation

The employer fraud deals with not paying premiums, not placing importance on complying with employee safety. Read this article and weigh the differences. Enlightening. Pay attention to what is classed as fraudulent. For each in duty of care in quantity and quality…. Fraudulent workcover claims: incidence and cost negligible The incidence and cost of fraud [...]

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The disturbing truth behind WorkSafe B.C – lies and manipulation

By on November 10, 2012 in Articles & Research, Corruption, Fraud & Abuse, Shame files, Workers compensation, WTF

In this disturbing video, John Berfelo shows the truth behind WorkSafe B.C in Canada – lies and manipulation on how they leave Seriously Injured Workers In the dark… 19 suicides and no one is listening! The disturbing truth behind WorkSafe B.C – lies and manipulation Judge & Jury/ Fighting WorkSafe B.C You wouldn’t be surprised [...]

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WorkCover NSW Privacy Breach matter

By on November 9, 2012 in FOI, Fraud & Abuse, WorkCover NSW

aworkcovervictimsdiary.com has previously covered the issue of the NSW Government using biased and unrepresentative claimant information as part of its campaign to reform the NSW WorkCover Scheme. We are in receipt of the following wonderful submission made by an injured worker to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal. The documents were submitted this week. The matter is [...]

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Tinkler Example

By on October 25, 2012 in Articles & Research, Fraud & Abuse, Legal cases, Legislation, Media, News, Politics, Premiums, Shame files, Stories, Whislteblowing, WorkCover, WTF

  Why Workcover is in debt? It’s not the malingering injured workers. Its the malingering billion dollar profiteering companies. How many companies such as Nathan Tinkler’s Patinack Farm empire are refusing to pay their workcover debts? Maybe the government should grow some fortitude and get tough with these companies who are draining the system. How [...]

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