One insurer spent $85,000 of public money to fight $5,000 knee surgery claim, says Unions NSW

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The New South Wales government is facing strong pushback against workers compensation changes designed to curb claims for psychological injury, with educators and the peak union group criticising the bill’s failure to address underlying issues.

The Minns Labor government wants to limit the ability of the state’s 4.5 million workers to claim compensation by raising the psychological injury threshold required for compensation and making it harder to receive lifetime payments.

Source: Guardian - World News