There should be no compensation for medically unnecessary absence
- May 29, 2023
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- compensation, employers, injury, medical, ombudsman, return to work, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth We live in age of predictive data. We have the ability to gather data in a certain area, over time, and use it to accurately predict outcomes.…
Disrupting the compensation cycle
- May 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- compenation cycle, ombudsman, return to work, workcover, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published soon. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about the…
How the Medical Panel Failed at Law
- August 6, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- claims, law, medical panel, ombudsman, Workers Compensation
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“It is entirely unclear how, or on the basis of what evidence, the Panel came to a contrary conclusion.” The Victorian Ombudsman’s report 2019 into Workers Compensation provided numerous examples…
What the Victorian Ombudsman doesn’t understand about Workers’ Compensation
- February 7, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- injury, insurance, ombudsman, report, review, Workers Compensation
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By Simon Booth The Nuances of Workers’ Compensation and The Victorian Ombudsman “Sometimes the only barrier to an injured worker returning to work is the system that continues to reward…
Double Standards and Biases: the Victorian Ombudsman’s Report into Complex Workers’ Compensation Claims
- January 10, 2020
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- agents, bias, compensation, deborah glass, employers, insurance, ombudsman, victoria, workcover, Workers Compensation, worksafe
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By Simon Booth In December, the Victorian Ombudsman released a report outlining findings from investigations into the management of complex workers’ compensation claims. I have read the report in its…