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MI Comp L § 418.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.201 - Bureau of Worker's Compensation; Creation; Director.

418.201 Bureau of worker's compensation; creation; director. Sec. 201.  The bureau of worker's compensation, herein referred to as the bureau, is created within the department of labor. The position of director of the bureau is created. The director shall possess the powers and perform the duties granted and imposed by this act. As used in this act, "director" means the director of the bureau or his or her duly authorized representative. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994 Compiler's Notes: For creation of bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation within department of consumer and industry services; transfer of powers and duties of bureau of worker's compensation and unemployment agency to bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation; transfer of powers and duties of director of bureau of worker's compensation and director of unemployment agency to director of bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation; and, transfer of powers and duties of worker's compensation board of magistrates to bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation, see E.R.O. No. 2002-1, compiled at MCL 445.2004 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For creation of the workers' compensation agency as type II agency within the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the bureau of worker's compensation and of its director, to the bureau of worker's compensation, and its director, under MCL 445.2004, to the workers' compensation agency, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For the transfer of powers and duties of the workers' compensation agency from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity and the renaming of workers; compensation agency as the workers' disability compensation agency, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.203 - Director; Appointment, Term, Salary, Removal, Vacancy, Expenses.

418.203 Director; appointment, term, salary, removal, vacancy, expenses. Sec. 203.  The director shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for a term of 3 years, beginning on February 1, 1967 and each 3 years thereafter. The director shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified. The director shall receive an annual salary as appropriated by the legislature. He shall be subject to removal by the governor for cause after due notice and hearing. A vacancy shall be filled for an unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. The director shall be entitled to necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of official duties subject to the standardized travel regulations of the state. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.205 - Powers and Duties of Director.

418.205 Powers and duties of director.Sec. 205.  The director shall devote his or her entire time to and personally perform the duties of his or her office and shall engage in no other business or professional activity. He or she may make rules not inconsistent with this act for carrying out the provisions of the act in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. He or she shall appoint assistants and employees as necessary, who are entitled to necessary travel expenses incurred in performing official duties subject to the standardized travel regulations of this state, and compensation in accordance with applicable civil service rules. He or she has general supervisory control of the agency and all its officers and employees. He or she has charge of assigning the work of the agency to the assistants and employees. Cases involving a carrier terminating the voluntary payment of benefits and cases involving a petition to stop or reduce compensation shall be held within 60 days and take precedence over other cases. The director may provide assistance to employers and employees in resolving small disputes. He or she has general charge of all administrative functions of the agency and may delegate the duties, administrative functions, and the authority incident to those duties and functions. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011 Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.For creation of the workers' compensation agency as type II agency within the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the bureau of worker's compensation and of its director, to the bureau of worker's compensation, and its director, under MCL 445.2004, to the workers' compensation agency, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.Enacting section 2 of Act 266 of 2011 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to injuries incurred on or after its effective date."For the transfer of powers and duties of the workers' compensation agency from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity and the renaming of workers; compensation agency as the workers' disability compensation agency, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.Popular Name: Act 317Admin Rule: R 408.31 et seq.; R 408.43i; R 408.43s; R 418.10101 et seq.; and R 418.10104 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
MI Comp L § 418.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.206 - Position of Hearing Referee Abolished; Powers and Duties of Worker's Compensation Magistrates; Hearings.

418.206 Position of hearing referee abolished; powers and duties of worker's compensation magistrates; hearings. Sec. 206.  (1) The position of hearing referee under this act is abolished as of March 31, 1987.  (2) Only worker's compensation magistrates shall hear cases for which an application for a hearing under section 847 has been filed after March 31, 1986 and shall have the powers and perform the duties prescribed in this act.  (3) Any case for which an application for a hearing under section 847 has been filed before April 1, 1986 and which has not been heard by a hearing referee by March 31, 1987 shall be heard by a worker's compensation magistrate according to the law and procedures applicable to cases heard by hearing referees. History: Add. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 Constitutionality: Amendment of the workers' compensation act to abolish the civil service position of hearing referee and establish a Board of Magistrates in its place outside the civil service system to hear and adjudicate workers' compensation claims did not violate the civil service provision of the constitution. Civil Service Commission v Department of Labor, 424 Mich 571; 384 NW2d 728 (1986).Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.207 - Introductory and Continuing Legal Education Courses in Worker's Compensation.

418.207 Introductory and continuing legal education courses in worker's compensation. Sec. 207.  The chairperson of the worker's compensation board of magistrates shall consult with law schools, the state bar of Michigan, and other legal associations for the purpose of establishing introductory and continuing legal education courses in worker's compensation. Worker's compensation magistrates, as a condition of continued employment, may be required to attend these courses. Applicants for the position of worker's compensation magistrate may also be required to attend these courses. History: Add. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.209 - Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011.

418.209 Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to appointment of 6-member qualifications advisory committeePopular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.210 - Appointment of Worker's Compensation Magistrate.

418.210 Appointment of worker's compensation magistrate.Sec. 210.  The governor shall appoint as a worker's compensation magistrate within the Michigan administrative hearing system only an individual who is a member in good standing of the state bar of Michigan and has been an attorney licensed to practice in the courts of this state for 5 years or more. History: Add. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011 Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.For abolishment of the qualifications advisory committee and establishment of the new qualifications advisory committee within the worker's compensation agency, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.Enacting section 2 of Act 266 of 2011 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to injuries incurred on or after its effective date."Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.211 - Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011.

418.211 Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to appointment of hearing referees.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.215 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.215 - Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011.

418.215 Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to providing space for bureau of workmen's compensation.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.221 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.221 - Blank Forms; Printing, Cost.

418.221 Blank forms; printing, cost. Sec. 221.  The bureau shall print and furnish free of charge to any employer or employee such blank forms as the director deems requisite to facilitate or promote the efficient administration of this act. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.223 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.223 - Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011.

418.223 Repealed. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to mediation of claims by parties.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.225 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.225 - Statistics; Compiling, Annual Report.

418.225 Statistics; compiling, annual report. Sec. 225.  The director shall cause such statistics incident to the functions of the bureau to be compiled as may be in his discretion advisable. On or before April 1 of each year the director shall make and file a report covering the year prior to the preceding January 1. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.231 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.231 - Obsolete Records; Destruction.

418.231 Obsolete records; destruction. Sec. 231.  At the discretion of the director, the bureau may destroy any record, file or paper pertaining to workmen's compensation 20 years after the date of injury to which the record, file or paper refers. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.235 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.235 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Availability of Writings to Public.

418.235 Conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of writings to public. Sec. 235.  (1) The business which the board of trustees under chapter 5 may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board of trustees under chapter 5 held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.  (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the bureau, the board, or the board of trustees under chapter 5 in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1980, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1980 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.251 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.251 - Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. July 1, 1989.

418.251 Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. July 1, 1989. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to creation and composition of worker's compensation appeal board.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.252 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.252 - Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. June 30, 1991.

418.252 Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. June 30, 1991. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to powers and duties of worker's compensation appeal board.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.253, 418.255 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.253, 418.255 - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

418.253, 418.255 Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to worker's compensation appeal board, and to powers and duties of worker's compensation appeal board.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.261 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.261 - Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. June 30, 1991.

418.261 Repealed. 1989, Act 115, Eff. June 30, 1991. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to employment of chief administrative officer, powers and duties of chairperson, rules, and disposition of matters pending on review.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.265 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.265 - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

418.265 Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to salaries, expenses, and office hours of worker's compensation appeal board.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.266 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-2 - Chapter 2 Administration (418.201...418.274)|Section 418.266 - Repealed. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994.

418.266 Repealed. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to repeal of MCL 418.251, 418.252, and 418.261, and remand and review of cases.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.302 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-3 - Chapter 3 Compensation (418.301...418.391)|Section 418.302 - "Wage Earning Capacity" Defined.

418.302 "Wage earning capacity" defined.Sec. 302.  As used in chapters 3 and 4, "wage earning capacity" means the wages the employee earns or is capable of earning at a job reasonably available to that employee if the employee is a member of a full-paid fire department of an airport run by a county road commission in counties of 1,000,000 population or more or by a state university or college or of a full-paid fire or police department of a city, township, or incorporated village employed and compensated upon a full-time basis, a county sheriff or the deputy of the county sheriff, a member of the state police, a conservation officer, a motor carrier inspector of the Michigan public service commission, or any employee of any authority, district, board, or any other entity created in whole or in part by the authorization of 1 or more cities, counties, villages, or townships, whether created by statute, ordinance, contract, resolution, delegation, or any other mechanism, who is engaged as a police officer, or in firefighting or subject to the hazards thereof. For the purposes of establishing a limitation of wage earning capacity, an employee has an affirmative duty to seek work reasonably available to that employee, taking into consideration the limitations from the work-related injury or disease. A magistrate may consider good-faith job search efforts to determine whether jobs are reasonably available. History: Add. 2011, Act 266, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2011 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 2 of Act 266 of 2011 provides:"Enacting section 2. This amendatory act applies to injuries incurred on or after its effective date."Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.305 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-3 - Chapter 3 Compensation (418.301...418.391)|Section 418.305 - Wilful Misconduct of Employee.

418.305 Wilful misconduct of employee. Sec. 305.  If the employee is injured by reason of his intentional and wilful misconduct, he shall not receive compensation under the provisions of this act. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.311 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-3 - Chapter 3 Compensation (418.301...418.391)|Section 418.311 - Compensation Payments; Computations.

418.311 Compensation payments; computations. Sec. 311.  No compensation shall be paid under this act for any injury which does not incapacitate the employee from earning full wages, for a period of at least 1 week, but if incapacity extends beyond the period of 1 week, compensation shall begin on the eighth day after the injury. If incapacity continues for 2 weeks or longer or if death results from the injury, compensation shall be computed from the date of the injury. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.313 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-3 - Chapter 3 Compensation (418.301...418.391)|Section 418.313 - “After-Tax Average Weekly Wage” Defined; Tables.

418.313 “After-tax average weekly wage” defined; tables. Sec. 313.  (1) As used in this act, "after-tax average weekly wage" means average weekly wage as defined in section 371 reduced by the prorated weekly amount which would have been paid under the federal insurance contributions act, 26 U.S.C. 3101 to 3126, state income tax and federal income tax, calculated on an annual basis using as the number of exemptions the disabled employee's dependents plus the employee, and without excess itemized deductions. Effective January 1, 1982, and each January 1 thereafter, the applicable federal and state laws in effect on the preceding July 1 shall be used in determining the after-tax weekly wage.  (2) Each December 1 the director shall publish tables of the average weekly wage and 80% of after-tax average weekly wage that are to be in effect on the following January 1. These tables shall be conclusive for the purpose of converting an average weekly wage into 80% of after-tax average weekly wage. History: Add. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 32, Imd. Eff. Mar. 10, 1982 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.315a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation|Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)|317-1969-3 - Chapter 3 Compensation (418.301...418.391)|Section 418.315a - Medical Marihuana Treatment; Reimbursement by Employer Not Required.

418.315a Medical marihuana treatment; reimbursement by employer not required.Sec. 315a.  Notwithstanding the requirements in section 315, an employer is not required to reimburse or cause to be reimbursed charges for medical marihuana treatment. History: Add. 2012, Act 481, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2012