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South Australia Employment Tribunal holds employer accountable

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The Department of Child Protection (DCP) must pay compensation and medical expenses to a youth worker who developed pericarditis after getting a Covid booster under a workplace vaccination directive, the South Australian Employment Tribunal has ruled.

— Rebekah Barnett

Daniel Shepherd, who developed pericarditis after his employer required him to take Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster, took his case to an employment tribunal, which ordered Shepherd’s employer to pay worker’s compensation benefits and reimburse him for medical expenses.

— John-Michael Dumais

The South Australian Employment Tribunal has found that employers who mandated their staff to take the COVID-19 vaccines can be held liable for injuries caused. The ruling implies that employers will no longer be able to claim that they are protected from compensation because they were complying with a lawful state government directive.

— LifeSite

It would be astonishing if parliament intended that an employee of the state, injured adhering to an EM (Emergency Management) Act direction, was to be precluded from receiving workers compensation.

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I am not satisfied that parliament intended to deny compensation to employees of the state injured by heeding a vaccination mandate designed to protect the health and welfare of citizens.

— Judge Mark Calligeros, via John-Michael Dumais

“The most significant aspect of this case, in my opinion, is that even though there was a Public Health Order in place, the Tribunal found the employer responsible anyway,” says Fam.

— Peter Fam, as quoted by Rebekah Barnett

‘Because They Told Me To’ Doesn’t Cut It

— Dr. Byram Bridle

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