Section 418.837 – Approval or Rejection of Redemption Agreements and Lump Sum Applications; Review; Order; Appeal; Finality.
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 […]
Section 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.
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) […]
Section 418.845 – Out-of-State Injuries; Jurisdiction; Benefits.
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 […]
Section 418.846 – Worker’s Compensation Benefits Received Under Law of Another State for Same Personal Injury; Credit.
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 […]
Section 418.847 – Setting Case for Mediation or Hearing; Hearing; Order; Opinion; Resolution of Case by Mediation.
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 […]
Section 418.851 – Inquiries and Investigations; Evidence; Place of Hearing; Filing Order With Bureau; Stipulations; Modification or Correction of Errors; Order of Bureau.
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 […]
Section 418.811 – Compensation; Effect of Savings, Insurance, or Other Benefits.
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 […]
Section 418.815 – Compensation; Waiver of Right, Validity.
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 […]
Section 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.
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 […]
Section 418.823 – Mental Incompetents or Minors.
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, […]