Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Melbourne
If you work in Melbourne and have suffered a physical or mental injury in the course of your employment, Shine Lawyers’ trusted lawyers for compensation can help with your WorkCover claim.
Do you have a workplace injury or illness in Melbourne?
Shine’s expert WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne can help if you or your loved one is a Victorian worker who has:
A work-related physical or mental injury
Been diagnosed with a work-related illness
Getting expert help from trusted workers’ compensation lawyers in Melbourne is important. Your WorkCover lawyer Melbourne can advise you of your eligibility to make a workplace injury claim and your best compensation options.
Who can make a workplace injury claim in Melbourne?
Victorian workers who are injured because of or in the course of their employment are entitled to make a WorkCover injury claim. Our team of expert WorkCover lawyers Melbourne will listen to your situation to understand your work-related physical or mental injury and its impact on your life.
Common physical or mental injuries that may be suffered in the course of your employment and that may be eligible for a WorkCover claim Vic or compensation payouts for injuries could include injuries sustained:
In a workplace accident (such as a slipped disc or bulging disc or industrial deafness)
While on an authorised recess (such as a regular lunch break)
While attending school for required trade, technical or other training
While receiving medical treatment for a separate work injury
While travelling for the purposes of your employment, but not including travelling to and from:
Work
A school for required trade, technical or other training
Medical treatment for a separate work injury
A disease (whether at or away from your usual place of employment)
Making a WorkCover Victoria claim
Depending on your circumstances, a successful WorkCover Victoria claim may include compensation payout for injuries to help with, for example:
Past and future loss of earnings
Medical and rehabilitation expenses
Return to work services
Learn more here about:
What’s involved in making a workplace injury claim in Melbourne
Why it’s important to get legal advice from workers’ compensation lawyers Melbourne, specific to your situation.
Workplace injury claim time limits
It’s important to act quickly if you’re injured or become ill because of your work in Melbourne. Our expert, trusted WorkCover lawyers Melbourne are aware of the strict time limits involved in the Victorian WorkSafe process, including:
Six months to lodge your workers’ compensation claim (from your entitlement to apply for compensation payouts for injuries)
28 days for Victorian WorkSafe to decide on your submitted claim
60 days to appeal a rejected claim
Where are our WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne?
Shine’s workers’ compensation lawyers Melbourne can assist with your WorkCover Victoria claim. We’ll help you understand your entitlements and the workplace injury claim process. Get in touch today with our friendly WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne, Dandenong, Epping, Sunshine or Pakenham to get started.
What happens when you contact Shine’s WorkCover Lawyers Melbourne?
Start by filling out our free claim check
Start by filling out our free claim check
We’ll ask a few questions (including your name and best contact details) to help us understand your WorkCover Victoria claim and how your work-related injury or illness occurred.
Workplace injury – obligation-free appointment
Workplace injury – obligation-free appointment
If you have an eligible workers’ compensation claim we’ll be in touch to book your obligation-free appointment with an experienced WorkCover lawyer in Melbourne, Dandenong, Sunshine or Pakenham. You can choose what type of appointment best suits you, whether it’s:
Find your best options for WorkCover claim Vic compensation
Find your best options for WorkCover claim Vic compensation
Your expert Melbourne lawyers for compensation will talk with you to better understand your situation and hear your story. At your obligation-free appointment, your workers' comp lawyer will:
Discuss your best options for workplace injury compensation, based on your injury circumstances
Explain our cost agreement to you, which is No Win No Fee*
Explain relevant time limitations for your claim
Talk you through the WorkCover claim process
*Conditions apply
Our expert workers’ compensation lawyers Melbourne will pursue your WorkCover Victoria claim
Our expert workers’ compensation lawyers Melbourne will pursue your WorkCover Victoria claim
When you sign our costs agreement and become a Shine Lawyers client, our WorkCover lawyers Melbourne will do everything in their power to secure maximum workers’ compensation payouts for injuries for you, as quickly as possible. We’ll keep you informed of the legal process every step of the way.
Why choose Shine's WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne for your WorkCover injury claim?
Trusted lawyers for compensation
Our trusted workers’ comp lawyers are experts in personal injury compensation laws and WorkCover Victoria claims.
No Win No Fee* WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne
Our legal services are offered on a No Win No Fee* basis. 95% of the cases we represent are settled without the stress of going to court.
*Conditions apply
Melbourne locations for workplace injury claims
With branches in Melbourne, Epping, Dandenong, Sunshine and Pakenham, location is no barrier to accessing Shine's expert WorkCover lawyers’ advice and support.
Shine Lawyers can help
Get in touch with us for an obligation-free consultation, so you can get the legal advice you need, specific to your situation:
