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Wear and tear injuries happen across a wide range of occupations. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) is one of the most common, affecting people in a range of workplaces from offices to factories. If you have work-related RSI, speak to a workers compensation lawyer from Australia’s largest specialist personal injury firm.
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RSI is pain felt in muscles, nerves, and tendons caused by repetitive movement and overuse, commonly in the wrists, hands, forearms, elbows, neck, and shoulders.
We’ve helped many people with work-related wear and tear injuries like RSI get compensation, but we understand your situation is unique, and you’re different from every one of them. Getting you more compensation starts with building a personal relationship with you, to truly understand your situation.
There’s no cost to speak to a Victorian workers compensation lawyer, tell your side of the story, and find out how much you can claim.
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Wear and tear injuries like RSI often mean time off work, unplanned expenses and financial stress. But we’re here to help. We get to know you and your family to learn about your life before you were injured. We look beyond your injuries, to understand your work, family, social and financial situation. Then we look at what’s changed. Many of our clients’ injuries have led to other life complications and health issues. By getting to know you personally we identify these issues and claim all your entitlements. That’s why you’ll get more compensation with Law Partners on your side.
What repetitive strain injuries can I claim for in Victoria?
No matter what repetitive strain injury you’re dealing with, we’re here to help you claim your full compensation entitlements.
Repetitive activity over a long period without rest.
This applies to a range of activities like picking items from shelves, using computers, and operating equipment.
Production lines and assembly lines.
These often require repeated actions for long periods of time, often at speed with limited opportunity for resting.
Heavy lifting.
Puts more strain on muscles, nerves and tendons and can result in RSI over time.
Workstations and workspaces with poor ergonomic design.
When work environments are not set up correctly, repetitive strain injuries are more likely to occur.
Repeated use of vibrating tools.
Such as power drills, jackhammers, air guns and chain saws, that cause excessive vibration in the hands and arms.
Operating machinery.
Where the operation requires repeated actions over long periods of time.
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What can I claim for a repetitive strain injury in Victoria?
The amount you can claim for RSI depends on your whole person impairment (WPI) assessment. Here’s a summary of entitlements:
| Victorian Workers Compensation Payments: | |
|---|---|
| Weekly payments | These are payments to compensate you for lost income while you’re off work. |
| Medical expenses | Payment of your medical, hospital, ambulance, rehabilitation (including home help) and travel expenses. |
| Permanent impairment payout | A lump sum compensation payout to cover permanent impairment as a result of work-related injury or illness. |
| Work Injury Damages payout | Also known as common law claim, this is a lump sum payout for damages if your injury was caused by your employer’s negligence. |
To qualify for a permanent impairment lump sum for RSI, you’ll need to be assessed as having a WPI of 11% or more. Our specialist workers compensation lawyers can make sure your assessment is done correctly and that you receive your full entitlements, including any lump sums you’re eligible for.
How we can help you.
Here are four ways our Victorian workers compensation lawyers can get more compensation for your repetitive strain injury:
Help you with your dispute if part or all of your claim has been denied, or if you’ve been denied treatment.
Check your WPI assessment to see if you qualify for a permanent impairment lump sum payment.
Investigate the circumstances of your injury to determine if there are other claims you can make, such as a lump sum damages claim.
If you’re unable to work, we can review your superannuation policies to see if you’re entitled to a TPD lump sum.
RSI work injury claim FAQs.
Yes, but to be successful in your claim you need to prove two things:
- Your injury arose out of the course of your employment.
This means that the accident that caused the injury happened during work hours and at a place (home) which you were expected to be at in connection with your job. So as long as the accident happened during the agreed work hours and your employer approved you to work from home – then you would meet this requirement. - Employment was the main contributing factor.
To meet this requirement you need to prove that if you hadn’t been performing your work duties from home, the accident wouldn’t have occurred.
RSI compensation claims in Victoria should be reported to your employer within 30 days of the accident or injury.
However, there are exceptions where you can exceed this time limit. For example:
- You didn’t report it due to being unaware of this requirement, or by mistake
- You were under undue influence or duress
- You were absent from Victoria
- To avoid prejudice to your employer caused by your delay
- If there’s any reason why it would be unjust not to accept your claim
If you’ve made a workers compensation claim, your employer must provide you with suitable or pre-injury employment for a period of 52 weeks. But the 52 weeks isn’t necessarily consecutive as it only includes periods when you have a reduced capacity to work because of your injury.
After this 52-week obligation period, your employer still can’t necessarily terminate your employment, as there are other employment and anti-discrimination obligations your employer must meet.
If you’re unsure about your rights regarding your job, you can call 131515 and get advice from a workers compensation specialist.
Yes, if you’re a casual employee injured at work in Victoria, you’re entitled to claim workers compensation. Workers compensation for casual employees is not only limited to citizens and permanent residents. If you’re on a visa that permits you to work in Australia and you’re injured at work, you’re still eligible to claim workers compensation benefits.
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You’re in safe hands with Law Partners.
Your workers compensation lawyer is backed by a team of Victorian specialists including paralegals, medico-legal experts, forensic accountants and barristers. Your team will work hard for you, check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case. You’re in safe hands with Australia’s largest specialist personal injury firm.
Why should I choose Law Partners in Victoria?
Caring for our clients drives everything we do – that’s why thousands of Australians every year choose Law Partners.
We’ll match you with a lawyer who specialises in workers compensation claims like yours.
We’ll build a personal relationship with you and your family to make sure we understand the true impact of your injuries.
Your legal team will check in with you regularly and always keep you up to date with your case.
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