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MI Comp L § 418.372 (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 418.372 - Employee Engaged in More Than 1 Employment at Time of Personal Injury or Personal Injury Resulting in Death; Liability; Apportionment of Weekly Benefits; Exception.

418.372 Employee engaged in more than 1 employment at time of personal injury or personal injury resulting in death; liability; apportionment of weekly benefits; exception.Sec. 372.  (1) If an employee was engaged in more than 1 employment at the time of a personal injury or a personal injury resulting in death, the employer in whose employment the injury or injury resulting in death occurred is liable for all the injured employee's medical, rehabilitation, and burial benefits. Weekly benefits shall be apportioned as follows:  (a) If the employment which caused the personal injury or death provided more than 80% of the injured employee's average weekly wages at the time of the personal injury or death, the insurer or self-insurer is liable for all of the weekly benefits.  (b) If the employment which caused the personal injury or death provided 80% or less of the employee's average weekly wage at the time of the personal injury or death, the insurer or self-insurer is liable for that portion of the employee's weekly benefits as bears the same ratio to his or her total weekly benefits as the average weekly wage from the employment which caused the personal injury or death bears to his or her total weekly wages. The second injury fund is separately but dependently liable for the remainder of the weekly benefits. The insurer or self-insurer has the obligation to pay the employee or the employee's dependents at the full rate of compensation. The second injury fund shall reimburse the insurer or self-insurer quarterly for the second injury fund's portion of the benefits due the employee or the employee's dependents.  (2) For purposes of apportionment under this section, only wages that were reported to the internal revenue service shall be considered, and the reports of wages to the internal revenue service are conclusive for the purpose of apportionment under this section.  (3) This section does not apply to individuals entitled to benefits under section 161(1)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (o). History: Add. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 2012 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.373 (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 418.373 - Employee Receiving Nondisability Pension or Retirement Benefits, Including Old-Age Benefits; Presumption; Other Standards of Disability Superseded; Medical Benefits Under MCL 418.315 Not Barred.

418.373 Employee receiving nondisability pension or retirement benefits, including old-age benefits; presumption; other standards of disability superseded; medical benefits under MCL 418.315 not barred. Sec. 373.  (1) An employee who terminates active employment and is receiving nondisability pension or retirement benefits under either a private or governmental pension or retirement program, including old-age benefits under the social security act, 42 U.S.C. 301 to 1397f, that was paid by or on behalf of an employer from whom weekly benefits under this act are sought shall be presumed not to have a loss of earnings or earning capacity as the result of a compensable injury or disease under either this chapter or chapter 4. This presumption may be rebutted only by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee is unable, because of a work related disability, to perform work suitable to the employee's qualifications, including training or experience. This standard of disability supersedes other applicable standards used to determine disability under either this chapter or chapter 4.  (2) This section shall not be construed as a bar to an employee receiving medical benefits under section 315 upon the establishment of a causal relationship between the employee's work and the need for medical treatment. History: Add. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.375 (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 418.375 - Death of Injured Employee; Death Benefits in Lieu of Further Disability Indemnity.

418.375 Death of injured employee; death benefits in lieu of further disability indemnity. Sec. 375.  (1) The death of the injured employee before the expiration of the period within which he or she would receive weekly payments shall be considered to end the disability and all liability for the remainder of such payments which he or she would have received in case he or she had lived shall be terminated, but the employer shall thereupon be liable for the following death benefits in lieu of any further disability indemnity.  (2) If the injury received by such employee was the proximate cause of his or her death, and the deceased employee leaves dependents, as hereinbefore specified, wholly or partially dependent on him or her for support, the death benefit shall be a sum sufficient, when added to the indemnity which at the time of death has been paid or becomes payable under the provisions of this act to the deceased employee, to make the total compensation for the injury and death exclusive of medical, surgical, hospital services, medicines, and rehabilitation services, and expenses furnished as provided in sections 315 and 319, equal to the full amount which such dependents would have been entitled to receive under the provisions of section 321, in case the injury had resulted in immediate death. Such benefits shall be payable in the same manner as they would be payable under the provisions of section 321 had the injury resulted in immediate death.  (3) If an application for benefits has been filed but has not been decided by a worker's compensation magistrate, or on appeal and the claimant dies from a cause unrelated to his or her injury, the proceedings shall not abate but may be continued in the name of his or her personal representative. In such case, the benefits payable up to time of death shall be paid to the same beneficiaries and in the same amounts as would have been payable if the employee had suffered a compensable injury resulting in death. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994 Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.383 (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 418.383 - Notice of Injury; Unintentional Errors; Actual Knowledge.

418.383 Notice of injury; unintentional errors; actual knowledge. Sec. 383.  A notice of injury or a claim for compensation made under the provisions of this act shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place or cause of the injury, unless it is shown that it was the intention to mislead, and the employer or the carrier, was in fact misled. Want of written notice shall not be a bar to proceedings under this act if it be shown that the employer had notice or knowledge of the injury. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.385 (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 418.385 - Physical Examination of Employee; Payment; Report; Copy; Evidence; Failure of Party to Provide Medical Report.

418.385 Physical examination of employee; payment; report; copy; evidence; failure of party to provide medical report. Sec. 385.  After the employee has given notice of injury and from time to time thereafter during the continuance of his or her disability, if so requested by the employer or the carrier, he or she shall submit himself or herself to an examination by a physician or surgeon authorized to practice medicine under the laws of the state, furnished and paid for by the employer or the carrier. If an examination relative to the injury is made, the employee or his or her attorney shall be furnished, within 15 days of a request, a complete and correct copy of the report of every such physical examination relative to the injury performed by the physician making the examination on behalf of the employer or the carrier. The employee shall have the right to have a physician provided and paid for by himself or herself present at the examination. If he or she refuses to submit himself or herself for the examination, or in any way obstructs the same, his or her right to compensation shall be suspended and his or her compensation during the period of suspension may be forfeited. Any physician who makes or is present at any such examination may be required to testify under oath as to the results thereof. If the employee has had other physical examinations relative to the injury but not at the request of the employer or the carrier, he or she shall furnish to the employer or the carrier a complete and correct copy of the report of each such physical examination, if so requested, within 15 days of the request. If a party fails to provide a medical report regarding an examination or medical treatment, that party shall be precluded from taking the medical testimony of that physician only. The opposing party may, however, elect to take the deposition of that physician. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 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 317Popular Name: Heart and Lung Act
MI Comp L § 418.411 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.411 - Disablement Treated as Personal Injury.

418.411 Disablement treated as personal injury. Sec. 411.  The disablement of an employee resulting from such disease or disability shall be treated as the happening of a personal injury within the meaning of this act and the procedure and practice provided in this act shall apply to all proceedings under this chapter, except where specifically otherwise provided herein. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.415 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.415 - Death or Disablement Compensation.

418.415 Death or disablement compensation. Sec. 415.  If an employee is disabled or dies and his disability or death is caused by a disease and the disease is due to the nature of the employment in which such employee was engaged and was contracted therein, he or his dependents shall be entitled to compensation and other benefits for his death or for his disablement, all as provided in this act. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.425 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.425 - Date of Disablement.

418.425 Date of disablement. Sec. 425.  For the purposes of this chapter the date of disablement shall be the date the hearing referee or worker's compensation magistrate, as applicable, may determine on hearing of the claim. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 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 § 418.431 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.431 - Employer's Liability; Conditions Exempting and Limiting.

418.431 Employer's liability; conditions exempting and limiting. Sec. 431.  No compensation shall be payable for an occupational disease if the employee at the time of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be payable, or thereafter, wilfully and falsely represents in writing that he has not previously suffered from the disease which is the cause of the disability or death. Where an occupational disease is aggravated by any other disease or infirmity, not itself compensable, or where disability or death from any other cause, not itself compensable, is aggravated, prolonged, accelerated or in any way contributed to by an occupational disease, the compensation payable shall be a proportion only of the compensation that would be payable if the occupational disease were the sole cause of the disability or death as such occupational disease, as a causative factor, bearing to all the causes of such disability or death, such reduction in compensation to be effected by reducing the number of weekly payments or the amounts of such payments, as under the circumstances of the particular case may be for the best interest of the claimant or claimants. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.435 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.435 - Employer From Whom Total Compensation Recoverable; Effect of Dispute or Controversy.

418.435 Employer from whom total compensation recoverable; effect of dispute or controversy. Sec. 435.  The total compensation due shall be recoverable from the employer who last employed the employee in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due and in which it was contracted. If any dispute or controversy arises as to the payment of compensation or as to liability for the compensation, the employee shall make claim upon the last employer only and apply for a hearing against the last employer only. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1972, Act 337, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1973 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1981 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.441 (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)|317-1969-4 - Chapter 4 Occupational Diseases and Disablements (418.401...418.441)|Section 418.441 - Claim for Occupational Disease and Death Resulting From Occupational Disease; Requirements; Commencement; Time Limit.

418.441 Claim for occupational disease and death resulting from occupational disease; requirements; commencement; time limit. Sec. 441.  (1) The requirements of claim for occupational disease and death resulting from an occupational disease and the requirements as to the bringing of proceedings for compensation for disability or death resulting from the occupational disease are the same as required in chapter 3, except that the claim of occupational disease or death resulting from an occupational disease shall commence from the date the employee or a deceased employee's dependents had knowledge, or a reasonable belief, or through ordinary diligence could have discovered, that the occupational disease or death was work related.  (2) A claim shall not be valid or effectual for any purpose under this chapter unless made within 2 years after the date the employee or dependents of a deceased employee had knowledge, or a reasonable belief, or through ordinary diligence could have discovered that the occupational disease or death was work related. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 357, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.501a (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)|317-1969-5 - Chapter 5 Funds (418.501...418.561)|Section 418.501a - Liability of Self-Insurer's Security Fund; Termination on January 1, 2020; Responsibility of Pegsisf on and After January 1, 2020; Assessment.

418.501a Liability of self-insurer's security fund; termination on January 1, 2020; responsibility of PEGSISF on and after January 1, 2020; assessment.Sec. 501a.  (1) The liability of the self-insurers' security fund under this act for any payment of claims made against a self-insured member of a private employer group self-insurer terminates on January 1, 2020. The PEGSISF is responsible for payment of eligible claims made against the PEGSISF on and after January 1, 2020, and for claims against a private employer group self-insurer for which the self-insurers' security fund was formerly liable under this act.  (2) If the director determines that a trust established under R 408.43s(2) of the Michigan administrative code is reasonably likely to be insufficient to fulfill the liability for claims made against the self-insured members of a private employer group self-insurer before January 1, 2020, the director may assess all private employer group self-insurers based on the proportion of the total paid losses, as defined in section 551(3)(b), of each private employer group self-insurer paid in the prior year to cover the cost of benefits incurred. An assessment made under this subsection is payable to the trust to satisfy liability for those claims. History: Add. 2014, Act 229, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.501b (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)|317-1969-5 - Chapter 5 Funds (418.501...418.561)|Section 418.501b - Assessments.

418.501b Assessments.Sec. 501b.  If the director determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the remedies available under R 408.43s of the Michigan administrative code will be insufficient to meet the obligations of the trust, the director may assess private employer group self-insurers to the extent necessary to secure payment of benefits for which the private employer group self-insurers security fund may become responsible under this act and associated overhead and administrative expenses. The assessments shall be apportioned among the private employer group self-insurers based on each self-insurer group's proportion of the total paid losses, as defined in section 551(3)(b), of each private group self-insurer paid by private employer self-insured groups in the prior year. An assessment made under this section is payable to the PEGSISF. History: Add. 2014, Act 232, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.502 (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)|317-1969-5 - Chapter 5 Funds (418.501...418.561)|Section 418.502 - “Insolvent Private Self-Insured Employer” Defined.

418.502 “Insolvent private self-insured employer” defined. Sec. 502.  For the purposes of this act, an insolvent private self-insured employer means either an employer who files for relief under the bankruptcy act or an employer against whom bankruptcy proceedings are filed or an employer for whom a receiver is appointed in a court of this state. History: Add. 1971, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1971 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.511 (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)|317-1969-5 - Chapter 5 Funds (418.501...418.561)|Section 418.511 - Board of Trustees; Appointment, Term, Expenses.

418.511 Board of trustees; appointment, term, expenses. Sec. 511.  The funds shall be managed by a board of 3 trustees, 1 of whom shall be the director, the remaining 2 of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and so selected by the governor that 1 trustee will represent the insurance industry and the remaining trustee shall represent those employers who have been authorized to act as self-insurers. The director shall be a permanent trustee but the other 2 trustees shall be appointed for terms of 4 years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The present trustees of the silicosis and dust disease fund shall continue to serve for the balance of their terms and shall exercise the powers granted by this chapter. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses during the performance of their duties. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.515 (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)|317-1969-5 - Chapter 5 Funds (418.501...418.561)|Section 418.515 - Board of Trustees; Powers and Duties; Funds Administrator; Office Space; Clerical Assistance; Expenses; Legal Advice and Representation.

418.515 Board of trustees; powers and duties; funds administrator; office space; clerical assistance; expenses; legal advice and representation.Sec. 515.  (1) The trustees shall have general authority to carry out the purposes of this chapter, shall make such rules as they consider necessary, shall maintain records and institute systems and procedures or take any other administrative action as they consider necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  (2) The trustees may appoint an administrative officer to be referred to as the funds administrator who shall perform duties as shall be designated or delegated by the trustees.  (3) The worker's compensation agency shall provide the trustees of the funds with suitable office space and clerical assistance. All other expenses authorized by the trustees for the proper administration of the funds, including but not limited to, the salary and expenses of the funds administrator and the investigation, determination and defense of claims against the funds shall be borne ratably by and paid from the assets of the funds. The trustees may secure legal advice and be represented by the attorney general or any assistant designated by the attorney general in any matter involving the affairs of the funds. The self-insurers' security fund and the private employer group self-insurers security fund shall be represented by an assistant attorney general who is not representing the second injury fund or the silicosis and dust disease fund. The cost of such services and expenses in connection therewith shall be borne ratably by and paid from the funds. All expenses so incurred and charged to the funds shall be accounted for on a fiscal year basis. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 149, Imd. Eff. Nov. 16, 1971 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 233, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2014 Popular Name: Act 317