Emergency workers including Police Officers, Fire Fighters and Paramedics are exempt from the workers compensation changes made in NSW during July 2012 and are still able to gain generous payouts.
Their entitlements generally include the following:
Medical Expenses
Obligation of the worker include the following:-
Weekly Compensation
Obligation of the worker include the following:-
* A worker should seek suitable employment with the employer. If the employer provides suitable duties, the injured worker would be entitled to a make up component for the short fall of wages.
* If the employer is unable to provide suitable duties, the worker is obliged to seek suitable employment elsewhere. In the interim, the insurer will continue paying weekly compensation at 80% of the pre-injury earnings for a period no longer than 52 weeks.
Lump Sum Benefits
We are highly specialised and focused workers compensation lawyers who are determined to get the best emergency workers compensation for our clients. Our law firm being small enough to care intimately for our clients, but large enough to have the solid financial, medical and expert resources our clients need to match the big insurers we fight every day.
For free over-the-phone advice on police officer injury compensation or to take advantage of our free face-to-face consultation call our expert team of emergency services workers compensation lawyers today on our Free Call Number 1800 004 878. We also specialise in fire fighter injury compensation and paramedics’ injury compensation.
*NSW workers compensation legal fees are funded by WIRO.
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