Workers Compensation

Have you been injured at work or developed an illness related to your work?

Whether it’s a physical or mental injury, you may be eligible for workers compensation. This can include:

• Weekly payments of income support
• Medical and treatment costs including travel and medication expenses
• Rehabilitation costs including retraining if unable to return to your pre-injury work
• Lump sum compensation for:
  • Non-economic loss (pain and suffering)
  • Economic loss (for permanent physical impairments between 5% – 34%)
    • Permanent physical impairment compensation can be claimed from one injury or multiple injuries including injuries that develop with time such as weight-bearing injuries due to a knee or hip injury, overuse injuries due to a shoulder or arm injury, medication-induced injuries such as upper and lower gastric conditions, and dental-related conditions or even sexual dysfunction.

Your exact entitlements will depend on the nature and severity of your injury. For example, if you have a permanent physical injury of 5% – 34%, you can claim both economic loss and non-economic loss. These are payable whether you remain in employment or not.

If your permanent physical impairment is 35% or more, you can apply to be accepted as a ‘seriously injured worker’ with lifetime benefits and once accepted, you can elect to receive a lump sum settlement in exchange for lifetime benefits.

Similarly, if you have a permanent mental impairment of 30% or more, then you can also apply to be accepted as a ‘seriously injured worker’ with lifetime benefits.

If an injury is caused by a negligent third party you may also have a common law damages claim, separate to your workers compensation claim.

Our compassionate and expert workers compensation lawyers at CLK Legal in Adelaide ensure that all claim entitlements and compensation entitlements including for any secondary or consequential injuries are appropriately considered and investigated—leaving no stone unturned in our pursuit of the just compensation you deserve.

It’s about helping you navigate the claims process while securing—and maximising—your entitlements for the best workers compensation result possible.

Our legal fee guarantee: no win, no fee.

If you receive an offer of settlement, speak to us before accepting it. We guarantee to get a better result for you—and if we don’t, then you don’t pay us.

We will only take on your matter if the compensation that you are likely to receive will exceed all legal costs.

If we do not succeed with your case, you will not be charged any legal fees and we do not require you to pay any legal fees until your case reaches a successful settlement.