Work Injury Claims

If you have suffered a personal injury because of a workplace accident then you may be entitled to make an injury claim.

Employees who have suffered a work injury in Queensland generally have two types of claims available to them:

• A statutory workers’ compensation claim
  
  Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme is a no-fault scheme, designed to provide benefits for workers with a work-related injury. The claim is directed to the employer’s insurer (in most cases WorkCover Queensland). This type of claim is considered to be only a short term fix, with a focus on the payment of current medical and rehabilitation expenses. In those situations where the injured worker is incapacitated for work, the insurer will also make payment of wages known as ‘weekly benefits’. However, the insurer will typically cease payments once your injury is medically stable.
  
  
• A claim for common law damages
  
  This claim is often considered a long term fix, with a focus on recovering not just your past losses but also your future losses (such as loss of future wages and superannuation, and the cost of medical treatment and medications needed into the future). The claim is designed to restore the injured worker back to the financial position they would have been in but for the injury.

At Stirling Personal Injury Law your personal injury solicitor will provide you with clear and easy to understand advice about all aspects of your insurance claim.

Your Stirling personal injury lawyer has a proven tack record of protecting the future of clients across the Sunshine Coast and wider Queensland areas.