reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MI Comp L § 418.823 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.831 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.831 - Compensation; Acceptance, Effect.

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
MI Comp L § 418.833 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.833 - Application for Further Compensation; Overpayment, Recoupment.

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.  (2) When an employer or carrier takes action to recover overpayment of benefits, no recoupment of money shall be allowed for a period which is more than 1 year prior to the date of taking such action. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.835a (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.835a - Worker's Compensation Administrative Revolving Fund; Creation; Administration and Use of Fund; Carry Over.

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 by the fund, remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried over in the fund to the next and succeeding fiscal years and shall not be credited to or revert to the general fund. 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 § 418.837 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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 to the action shall, review the order of the worker's compensation magistrate entered under subsection (1). In the event of review by the director and in accordance with such rules as the director may prescribe and after hearing, the director shall enter an order as the director considers just and proper. Any order of the director under this subsection may be appealed to the appellate commission within 15 days after the order is mailed to the parties.  (3) Unless review is ordered or requested within 15 days after the date the order of the worker's compensation magistrate is mailed, or distributed electronically, to the parties, the order shall be final. 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 ;-- 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.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 § 418.845 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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 the contract of hire was made in this state. The employee or his or her dependents shall be entitled to the compensation and other benefits provided by this act. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 499, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.846 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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 this act, the amount recovered under the law of the other state, whether paid or to be paid in future installments, shall be credited against the benefits payable under this act. History: Add. 1981, Act 202, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.847 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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 controversy may have arisen, the case shall be set for mediation or hearing, as applicable. An application may be submitted electronically. A worker's compensation magistrate shall hear a case that is set for hearing.  (2) The worker's compensation magistrate, in addition to a written order, shall file a concise written opinion stating his or her reasoning for the order including any findings of fact and conclusions of law. The order and opinion shall be part of the record of the hearing. The order and opinion may be filed and distributed electronically.  (3) If the agency or the Michigan administrative hearing system determines that a case may be resolved by mediation, the case may be mediated by the parties. If the matter is not resolved by the mediation, the case shall be set for hearing. 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 ;-- 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.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 executive director of the Michigan administrative hearing system to the director of the workers' disability compensation agency, and the transfer of the workers' disability compensation agency and the workers' compensation board of magistrates from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.851 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|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 and benefits under this act by a preponderance of the evidence. The hearing shall be held at the locality where the injury occurred and the order of the worker's compensation magistrate shall be filed with the bureau. If the parties stipulate within 30 days to modify or correct errors in the decision issued, the magistrate shall modify or correct errors in the decision in accordance with such stipulations. All such stipulations shall comply with the provisions of this act. Unless a claim for review is filed by a party within 30 days, the order shall stand as the order of the bureau. 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 317
MI Comp L § 418.851a (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.851a - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

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
MI Comp L § 418.852 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.852 - Liability of Carrier or Fund; Determination; Reimbursement of Carrier or Fund.

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 originally determined to be liable pursuant to subsection (1) is subsequently determined to not be liable or not to the same extent as originally determined, that carrier or fund shall be reimbursed by the liable party or parties with interest at 12% per annum. 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 § 418.853 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.853 - Process and Procedure; Oaths; Subpoenas; Examination of Books and Records; Contempt; Application to Circuit Court.

418.853 Process and procedure; oaths; subpoenas; examination of books and records; contempt; application to circuit court.Sec. 853.  Process and procedure under this act shall be as summary as reasonably may be. The director, worker's compensation magistrates, arbitrators, and the Michigan compensation appellate commission may administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, and examine such parts of the books and records of the parties to a proceeding as relate to questions in dispute. A subpoena signed by an attorney of record in the action has the force and effect of an order signed by the worker's compensation magistrate or arbitrator associated with the hearing. Any witness who refuses to obey a subpoena, who refuses to be sworn or testify, or who fails to produce any papers, books, or documents touching any matter under investigation or any witness, party, or attorney who is guilty of any contempt while in attendance at any hearing held under this act may be punished as for contempt of court. An application for this purpose may be made to any circuit court within whose jurisdiction the offense is committed and for which purpose the court is given jurisdiction. 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 ;-- 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.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 abolishment of the Michigan compensation appellate commission and establishment of the new workers' disability compensation appeals commission within the workers' disability compensation agency in the department of labor and economic opportunity and the transfer of certain powers and duties of the Michigan compensation appellate commission to the workers' disability compensation appeals commission, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.855 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.855 - Statement of Injured Employee; Copy; Admissibility as Evidence.

418.855 Statement of injured employee; copy; admissibility as evidence. Sec. 855.  If the employer, carrier or any agent of either takes a statement from an injured employee, the statement cannot be used as evidence against the employee unless a copy thereof is given to him at the time it is taken. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.859 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.859 - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

418.859 Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to review by repeal board.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.859a (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.859a - Filing Claim for Review; Time; Copy of Testimony, Depositions, and Other Documents.

418.859a Filing claim for review; time; copy of testimony, depositions, and other documents. Sec. 859a.  (1) Except as otherwise provided for in this act, a claim for review of a case for which an application under section 847 is filed after March 31, 1986 shall be filed with the appellate commission. A claim for review shall be filed with the commission not more than 30 days after the date the order of the worker's compensation magistrate or director is sent to the parties. For sufficient cause shown, the commission may grant further time in which to claim a review.  (2) If the employer or carrier files a claim for review to the appellate commission, or appeals to the court of appeals, or the supreme court, a copy of the testimony, depositions, and other documents necessary for the appeal shall be furnished by the employer or carrier to the employee or the employee's attorney. 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 § 418.860 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.860 - Repealed. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994.

418.860 Repealed. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to filing claim for review of case pending review by appeal board for 3 or more years.Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.861 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.861 - Findings of Fact Conclusive; Questions of Law.

418.861 Findings of fact conclusive; questions of law. Sec. 861.  The findings of fact made by the board acting within its powers, in the absence of fraud, shall be conclusive. The court of appeals and the supreme court shall have power to review questions of law involved in any final order of the board, if application is made by the aggrieved party within 30 days after such order by any method permissible under the rules of the courts of the laws of this state. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.861b (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.861b - Vexatious Claim or Proceedings; Disciplinary Action.

418.861b Vexatious claim or proceedings; disciplinary action. Sec. 861b.  The commission, upon its own motion, or the motion of any party, may dismiss a claim for review, assess costs, or take other disciplinary action when it has been determined that the claim or any of the proceedings with regard to the claim was vexatious by reason of either of the following:  (a) That the claim was taken for purposes of hindrance or delay or without any reasonable basis for belief that there was meritorious issue to be determined on appeal.  (b) That any pleading, motion, argument, petition, brief, document, or appendix filed in the cause or any testimony presented in the cause was grossly lacking in the requirements of propriety or grossly disregarded the requirements of a fair presentation of the issues. 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 § 418.863 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.863 - Presentation of Certified Copy of Order to Circuit Court; Judgment.

418.863 Presentation of certified copy of order to circuit court; judgment. Sec. 863.  Any party may present a certified copy of an order of a worker's compensation magistrate, an arbitrator, the director, or the appellate commission in any compensation proceeding to the circuit court for the circuit in which the injury occurred, or to the circuit court for the county of Ingham if the injury was sustained outside this state. The court, after 7 days' notice to the opposite party or parties, shall render judgment in accordance with the order unless proof of payment is made. The judgment shall have the same effect as though rendered in an action tried and determined in the court and shall be entered and docketed with like effect. 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 317
MI Comp L § 418.865 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.865 - Examination by Physicians; Fee.

418.865 Examination by physicians; fee. Sec. 865.  The bureau may appoint a duly qualified impartial physician to examine the injured employee and to report. The fee for this service shall be $5.00 and traveling expenses, but the bureau may allow additional reasonable amounts in extraordinary cases. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317
MI Comp L § 418.867 (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)|317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)|Section 418.867 - Investigation Commission; Report, Expenses.

418.867 Investigation commission; report, expenses. Sec. 867.  Whenever in the opinion of the governor the provisions of this act shall be unfair to either employees or employers, he may appoint a commission to investigate thoroughly the workings of the act and report thereon to the governor. The report shall be submitted by him to the legislature at its first regular or special session held after the receipt of the report. The report, in addition to the recommendations thereof, shall contain the text of needed changes or amendments to place this act upon a perfectly fair basis. The members of the commission shall have power to summon witnesses, administer oaths and compel the production of books and papers. They shall each receive compensation at the rate of $10.00 per day, together with actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, such compensation and expenses to be audited and allowed by the department of administration and paid out of the general fund. Such compensation and expenses shall not exceed the sum of $3,000.00. History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 Popular Name: Act 317