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Read this write up now to learn the factors to consider when making a claim workers compensation claim for COVID 19. Visit https://www.trewinnorman.com.au/ for more information.
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Worker’s Compensation Claim and COVID – 19
DID YOU KNOW? The definition of the term ‘injury’ contained in Section 5 of the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 includes a disease.
It states, “Injury means…. a disease contracted by a worker in the course of his employment at or away from his place of employment and to which the employment was a contributing factor and contributed to a significant degree.”
You can lodge worker’s compensation for COVID – 19 if you have,
• Medical confirmation of a COVID-19 diagnosis • Evidence to demonstrate that your COVID-19 exposure occurred within your work environment; and • A medical proof that your employment was a significant contributing factor to the contraction of COVID-19
To assess a worker’s compensation claim for COVID – 19, the insurer requires the following:
• Claim within six months of diagnosis
• Confirmation that you are a ‘worker’ within the meaning of the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
• Carry a proof of diagnosis of COVID-19
• Evidence that the exposure to COVID-19 occurred in the work environment;
• A proof that the work exposure was a significant contributing factor to the COVID-19 diagnosis.
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