Workers Compensation Claims

If you were injured at the workplace in Western Australia, you may be entitled to workers compensation. The Worker’s Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 is administered by WorkCover WA. WorkCover WA is also the dispute resolution authority for workers’ compensation in Western Australia. WorkCover does not offer legal advice. If you are an employee, […]

If you have been injured on the job, it is important to know that workers’ compensation benefits can help. In this blog post, we will discuss what workers’ compensation is in Western Australia and how workers are eligible for these benefits. The goal of this article is to provide you with all you need to […]

The workers compensation legislation in Western Australia provides cover for an almost endless variety of workplace injuries, and diseases during your employment. This includes contracting coronavirus at work, or whilst attending required appointments for the purpose of your workers compensation claim. In recent months, Western Australia, like much of the rest of the world, became […]

Medico-Legal assessments are an integral part of personal injury claims. A medical report is used as medical evidence to decide the impact the injury has on the injured person. The content in a medico-legal report has a direct impact on how much a personal injury claim is worth. If you have been requested to attend […]

Millions of personal injury claims are settled every year but not all injured people get the compensation they deserve. In this article, we discuss things that cause your injury settlement to be reduced. Injury lawyers at Foyle Legal help injured people get the most compensation for their claims. If you are uncertain about your compensation […]

When are Travel Expenses Payable Where an injured worker, who has an accepted workers compensation claim in Western Australia, is required by his employer, or a medical, or like adviser, or is advised by his own medical or like adviser, to travel from the place where he resides to a hospital or other place for treatment, or attendance […]

Different Workers Comp Payments for different job classifications – Award and Non-Award Workers Under the Western Australian Workers Compensation System Workers Compensation System for Non-Award Workers In Western Australia many workers compensation insurers treat injured workers as if they are workers to which an award does not apply. Injured workers who make a workers compensation […]

It all begins with going home and saying “I’m home, but I have some bad news, I injured my back at work.” If you have suffered back injuries at work, Perth’s leading workers compensation claims legal experts at Foyle Legal can help injured workers to claim compensation. This blog deals with WA workers compensation claims […]

One question that is commonly asked by injured people who have an accepted workers compensation claim is whether they can resign from their employment and what effect that will have on the workers compensation weekly payments they are receiving. Many injured workers are unhappy with the way of their employer treat them after a workers compensation claim […]