418.801 Payment of compensation; time; manner; record; reports; daily charges as elements of loss; failure to notify carrier of disability or death; interest; detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse; recommendations. Sec. 801. (1) Compensation shall be paid promptly and directly to the person entitled thereto and shall become due and payable on the […]
418.805 Record of injuries; contents; reports to bureau. Sec. 805. Every employer who is subject to this act shall keep a record of all injuries causing death or disability of any employee arising out of and in the course of the employment, which record shall give the name, address, age, wages of the deceased or […]
418.811 Compensation; effect of savings, insurance, or other benefits. Sec. 811. Any savings or insurance of the injured employee, or any contribution made by the injured employee to any benefit fund or protective association independent of this act, shall not be taken into consideration in determining the compensation to be paid under this act, nor […]
418.815 Compensation; waiver of right, validity. Sec. 815. No agreement by an employee to waive his rights to compensation under this act shall be valid except that employees or their dependents as defined in section 161, after injury only, may elect as provided in section 161. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular […]
418.821 Assignment, attachment, or garnishment; liability as first lien on property of employer; enforcement of assignment to group disability or hospitalization insurance company, health maintenance organization, or medical care and hospital service corporation; attorney fees; self-insurer as “insurance company”; adjustment; rights of assignment of labor management health and welfare fund. Sec. 821. (1) A payment […]
418.823 Mental incompetents or minors. Sec. 823. If an injured employee is mentally incompetent or is a minor at the time when any right or privilege accrues to him under this act, his guardian or next friend may claim and exercise in his behalf such right or privilege. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, […]
418.827 Third party liability. Sec. 827. (1) Where the injury for which compensation is payable under this act was caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in some person other than a natural person in the same employ or the employer to pay damages in respect thereof, the acceptance of compensation benefits or the taking […]
418.831 Compensation; acceptance, effect. Sec. 831. Neither the payment of compensation or the accepting of the same by the employee or his dependents shall be considered as a determination of the rights of the parties under this act. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
418.833 Application for further compensation; overpayment, recoupment. Sec. 833. (1) If payment of compensation is made, other than medical expenses, and an application for further compensation is later filed with the bureau, no compensation shall be ordered for any period which is more than 1 year prior to the date of filing of such application. […]
418.835 Redemption of liability from personal injury; payment of lump sum; proposed redemption agreement as lump sum application; liability of employer; hearing; notice to employer; waiver; use of fees; applicability to proposed redemption agreements of subsections (2) to (5). Sec. 835. (1) After 6 months’ time has elapsed from the date of a personal injury, […]
418.835a Worker’s compensation administrative revolving fund; creation; administration and use of fund; carry over. Sec. 835a. (1) The worker’s compensation administrative revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department of labor and shall be used only as prescribed in section 835(5). (2) Any money, including interest earned […]
418.836 Approval of redemption agreement; findings; factors considered in making determination; employer as party. Sec. 836. (1) A redemption agreement shall only be approved by a worker’s compensation magistrate if the worker’s compensation magistrate finds all of the following: (a) That the redemption agreement serves the purpose of this act, is just and proper under […]
418.837 Approval or rejection of redemption agreements and lump sum applications; review; order; appeal; finality. Sec. 837. (1) All redemption agreements and lump sum applications filed under the provisions of section 835 shall be approved or rejected by a worker’s compensation magistrate. (2) The director may, or upon the request of any of the parties […]
418.841 Disputes or controversies concerning compensation or other benefits; submission to bureau; determination of questions arising under act; director as interested party; referral of claims to small claims division; notice; filing request for removal; hearing; representation; rules of evidence; record; claim exceeding $2,000.00; finality of decision; request for hearing under MCL 418.847. Sec. 841. (1) […]
418.845 Out-of-state injuries; jurisdiction; benefits. Sec. 845. The worker’s compensation agency shall have jurisdiction over all controversies arising out of injuries suffered outside this state if the injured employee is employed by an employer subject to this act and if either the employee is a resident of this state at the time of injury or […]
418.846 Worker’s compensation benefits received under law of another state for same personal injury; credit. Sec. 846. If an employee or the employee’s dependents receive worker’s compensation benefits from an employer, a carrier, a principal, or a subcontractor under the law of another state for the same personal injury for which benefits are payable under […]
418.847 Setting case for mediation or hearing; hearing; order; opinion; resolution of case by mediation. Sec. 847. (1) Except as otherwise provided for under this act, upon the filing with the agency by any party in interest of an application in writing stating the general nature of any claim as to which any dispute or […]
418.851 Inquiries and investigations; evidence; place of hearing; filing order with bureau; stipulations; modification or correction of errors; order of bureau. Sec. 851. The worker’s compensation magistrate at the hearing of the claim shall make such inquiries and investigations as he or she considers necessary. A claimant shall prove his or her entitlement to compensation […]
418.851a Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section granted further time to claim review under MCL 418.851.Popular Name: Act 317
418.852 Liability of carrier or fund; determination; reimbursement of carrier or fund. Sec. 852. (1) The liability of a carrier or fund regarding a claim under this act shall be determined by the hearing referee or worker’s compensation magistrate, as applicable, at the time of the award of benefits. (2) If a carrier or fund […]
