The Hidden Costs of Not Engaging a Personal Injury Lawyer for WorkCover Claims

When you’ve been injured at work, the road to recovery can be challenging. WorkCover Qld, Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme, is designed to help employees access financial support for medical expenses and lost wages.

However, navigating this process alone can leave you exposed to hidden pitfalls that may cost you in the long run. Engaging a personal injury lawyer can make a significant difference in ensuring you receive your full entitlement.

Understanding WorkCover

WorkCover provides compulsory insurance for work-related injuries, offering financial assistance to cover medical expenses, rehabilitation expenses and wages whilst the injured person has an incapacity for work. While this system is essential for employee protection, it’s important to understand its limitations.

WorkCover is not obligated to ensure you receive the maximum compensation you deserve. After all, they are an insurer with their own financial considerations. Without expert legal advice, you risk receiving less than what you need to fund your recovery and safeguard your financial future.

WorkCover claims fall into two categories:

Statutory Claims: No-fault claims that provide financial assistance for medical costs, wages, and other support.
Common Law Claims: Claims where an employee seeks full compensation for damages for pain and suffering, past and future economic loss, past and future out of pocket expenses and past and future paid care and assistance. An entitlement to these damages is dependent upon establishing that the injury occurred due to the negligence of the employer.

If you’ve been injured due to your work, it’s critical to act promptly. The steps you should take are:

Visit a doctor and obtain a workers’ compensation medical certificate.
Notify your employer about your injury and provide them with a copy of the certificate.
Lodge your claim with WorkCover Queensland.
Contact a personal injury lawyer to review your case and advocate for your rights.

Taking these steps ensures you meet key deadlines and receive proper advice for the best outcome.

A personal injury lawyer acts as your advocate, ensuring:

You receive full funding for your care and rehabilitation.
Lost income is properly compensated.
Your case is handled with expert knowledge of the WorkCover system.

At Crew Legal, we specialise in WorkCover claims and provide a free initial consultation and a ‘No Win/No Fee’ policy. Contact us today and let our crew support you through your most vulnerable time.

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How can Crew Legal help?

Crew Legal pride ourselves on providing quality advice at the right price. We will ensure that you receive the best advice for your situation and are committed to ensuring that everybody has access to that advice.

We provide a first consultation completely free and with no obligation. If the claim is undertaken, we will proceed with such claims on a ‘No Win/No Fee’ basis.

What our clients say about us.

I was injured in a motor vehicle accident through no fault of my own. I am grateful to have had Shane’s advice to navigate through the steps of a CTP claim. Through the process, Shane kept in touch regularly, was never too busy to take or return my call and delivered a fantastic result for my claim. I highly recommend his services.

I suffered a significant hand injury in the course of my work as a boiler maker. I was battling with WorkCover when it was recommended that I phone Shane and his team for advice. Both Shane and Hayley took up the fight on my behalf and ensured that I received all of my entitlements from WorkCover Queensland and then pursued a common law claim on my behalf. The result they achieved was excellent and made sure my family’s financial future was secure.