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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 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.
No matter what repetitive strain injury you’re dealing with, we’re here to help you claim your full compensation entitlements.
This applies to a range of activities like picking items from shelves, using computers, and operating equipment.
These often require repeated actions for long periods of time, often at speed with limited opportunity for resting.
Puts more strain on muscles, nerves and tendons and can result in RSI over time.
When work environments, like office workplaces, are not set up correctly, repetitive strain injuries are more likely to occur.
Such as power drills, jackhammers, air guns and chain saws, that cause excessive vibration in the hands and arms.
Where the operation requires repeated actions over long periods of time, particularly in manufacturing and warehouse workplaces.
A specialist lawyer will review your circumstances and tell you how much you can claim.
Speak with one of our friendly workers compensation lawyers today and find out if you can claim. It’s a free service for you.
Your workers compensation lawyer will ask more questions and get to know you personally to work out everything you’re entitled to.
We’ll explain how we can claim all your compensation and give you our ‘no win no fee’ guarantee. The choice to proceed is all yours.
The amount you can claim for RSI depends on your whole person impairment (WPI) assessment. Here’s a summary of entitlements:
| Workers Compensation Payment NSW: | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Here are four ways our workers compensation lawyers can get more compensation for your repetitive strain injury:
Dispute the workers compensation insurer’s decision if they’ve denied any part of your claim or any 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.
Yes, but to be successful in your claim you need to prove two things:
Workers compensation claims in NSW should be made within six months of becoming aware of your injury. However, there are exceptions where you can exceed this time limit. For example:
There are also special arrangements if you become aware of an injury a long time after it happened. In these cases, the time limit for workers compensation claims starts from the time you become aware of your injury and the reasons for it.
If you’ve made a workers compensation claim, your employer can’t legally terminate you within the first six months after your injury purely because you’re unfit to resume work.
In NSW, an employer can only terminate an injured worker six months after the date of injury if they’ve met all their obligations to you. But even so, under the NSW Workers Compensation Act, you would still be eligible to benefits and there are still avenues for reinstatement.
Yes, if you’re a casual employee injured at work in NSW, 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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Your workers compensation lawyer is backed by a team of 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.
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