At Roche Legal, we regularly speak with injured workers who are worried they have missed the 6-month deadline to lodge a WorkCover claim. Missing that deadline is serious, and it can cost you real money. But it does not automatically end your rights, and it does not necessarily shut down a common law damages claim … Read more
If you’ve received a Notice of Assessment from WorkCover Queensland with a degree of permanent impairment (DPI) score, you are likely entitled to a lump sum payment. This page explains how the amount is calculated and includes a calculator so you can check your exact entitlement instantly. Lump Sum Calculator Enter your injury year and … Read more
We often dispel a common misconception that it is not possible to bring a common law claim for damages after the expiry of 3 years since the date of the event causing the injury, set out by s.11 of the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) (‘LAA’). When an injured person makes a statutory workers’ compensation claim, s.302 of the Workers’ … Read more
If you’ve been injured in a workplace accident, chances are you have made a workers compensation claim through WorkCover, Queensland’s largest workplace injury insurer. At the end your rehabilitation, the claim is usually closed by WorkCover sending you to a doctor for an independent medical examination (IME) and then issuing you with a Notice of … Read more