418.601 Definitions. Sec. 601. Whenever used in this act: (a) “Insurer” means an organization that transacts the business of worker’s compensation insurance within this state. (b) “Self-insurer” means either of the following: (i) An individual employer authorized to carry its own risk. (ii) A group of employers who pool their liabilities under this act as […]
418.611 Methods of securing payment of compensation; agreement among employers to pool liabilities; qualification as self-insurers; security; “public employer” defined; employer’s liability insurance; employers in same industry; determination; nonpublic health care facility employer as member of self-insurers’ group; denial or termination of self-insured status; appeal; review; application to service self-insurance program. Sec. 611. (1) Each […]
418.613 Misclassification of services; penalties or interest. Sec. 613. If the agency determines that services are covered employment under section 161(1)(n) and the agency received the request on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection and before January 1, 2013, the employer shall not be subject to penalties or […]
418.615 Report by employer not self-insurer; failure to file. Sec. 615. Upon written request of the director, every employer who has not been exempted by the director from insuring his compensation risk shall report to him in writing the number of employees, the nature of their work, the name of the insurer with whom he […]
418.621 Insurance contracts subject to act; separate policy for certain employees; construction site; required provisions; form; applicability of section to State Accident Fund. Sec. 621. (1) Every contract for the insurance of the compensation provided in this act for or against liability therefore, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and provisions inconsistent […]
418.625 Insurance policy’s notice of issuance; contents; refusal to accept coverage. Sec. 625. Each insurer mentioned in section 611 issuing an insurance policy covering worker’s compensation in this state shall file with the director, within 30 days after the effective date of the policy, a notice of the issuance of the policy and its effective […]
418.631 Claim payments; filing reports. Sec. 631. (1) If any insurer licensed to transact the business of workmen’s compensation insurance within this state repeatedly or unreasonably fails to pay promptly claims for compensation for which it shall become liable or if it repeatedly fails to make reports to the director as provided in this act, […]
418.641 Noncompliance as misdemeanor; penalty; separate offenses; damages for violation of MCL 418.171 or MCL 418.611; recovery from uninsured employer; disposition of fines; director as party; injuries to which subsections (3), (4), and (5) applicable. Sec. 641. (1) An employer who fails to comply with the provisions of section 611 is guilty of a misdemeanor […]
418.645 Complaint; order to show cause; injunction; civil fine; limitation; collection and payment. Sec. 645. (1) The director may file a complaint in the circuit court for the county in which the employer is located, or in the circuit court for Ingham county, requesting the relief permitted by this section against an employer that has […]
418.647 Failure of employer to comply with MCL 418.611; liability of employer as corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership. Sec. 647. (1) If compensation is awarded under this act against any employer who at the time of the injury has not complied with section 611, the employer shall not be entitled as to […]
418.651 Existing contracts unaffected; rights and liabilities. Sec. 651. Nothing in this act shall affect any existing contract for employers’ liability insurance or affect the organization of any mutual or other insurance company or any arrangement now existing between employers and employees, providing for the payment to the employees, their families, dependents or representatives, sick, […]
418.655 Relief from liability. Sec. 655. Any employer against whom liability may exist for compensation under this act, with the approval of the director, may be relieved therefrom by: (a) Depositing the present value of the total unpaid compensation for which such liability exists, assuming interest at 3% per annum, with a trust company of […]
418.657 Public employers; operating expense; tax levy. Sec. 657. Incorporated public boards and commissions shall treat the cost of benefits payable pursuant to the provisions of this act or the cost of insuring their liability for such benefits as part of their necessary operating expense and such sums shall be separately budgeted in any requisition […]
418.659 Dissolution of certain authorities; payment of claims. Sec. 659. (1) If the suburban mobility authority regional transportation authority created pursuant to the metropolitan transportation authorities act of 1967, 1967 PA 204, MCL 124.401 to 124.426, an authority created by interlocal agreement pursuant to the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, […]
