Power Restored: WCC Available to Challenge Wage Underpayments for Workers

Since the 1st of July 2019, the Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) has been able to once again allow injured workers to challenge calculations of their Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) – this was the amount of money that the Insurer had calculated an injured worker was entitled to.

In many instances, this amount was incorrect and the injured worker only had the option of challenging the decision in the Supreme Court if they didn’t believe it was correct. In most cases, the costs of that would greatly exceed the amount of money claimed.

Now that power has been restored to the WCC, injured workers can now get funding from WIRO-ILARS to challenge these disputes in the Commission and firms such as Don Cameron & Associates can assist these workers at no cost to the worker.

It is a simple 3 step process to challenge a potential underpayment:

1. If you think you are being underpaid by the Insurer, call us on 1800 627 373.
2. Provide us with information about how much you are being paid by the Insurer, and how much you were being paid before you were injured.
3. We will provide you with free advice on whether the calculation is correct and if it isn’t, we will apply for funding and lodge a dispute challenging the decision of the Insurer.

Like many firms, we have a number of Workers Compensation experts. Unlike many firms, our experts are local people with local knowledge who understand local issues – call us today.