WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969
Act 317 of 1969
418.101 Short title.
Sec. 101.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "worker's disability compensation act of 1969".
History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 279, Eff. Mar. 31, 1976
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 411.1 to 417.61, deriving from Act 10 of 1912 (1st Ex. Sess.) and pertaining to workmen's compensation, were repealed by Act 317 of 1969.
For transfer of powers and duties relating to the promulgation of rules by the workers' compensation funds board of trustees, the workers compensation appellate commission, and the workers' compensation board of magistrates from the department of labor to the director the department of consumer and industry services, see E.R.O. No. 1996-2, compiled at MCL 445.2001 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
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.
For creation of the new workers' compensation appellate commission as a type I agency within the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1.
For transfer of powers and duties of the former worker's compensation appellate commission to the new workers' compensation appellate commission, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
For transfer of powers and duties of department of career development, including any board, commission, council, or similar entity within the department of career development, to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.
PopularName Notes:
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Notes of Decisions
David J McQueer v. Perfect Fence Co., 917 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. 2018).
· cites it 7× “Defendant moved for summary disposition on the ground that the exclusive-remedy provision of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq., barred plaintiff’s action.”
Reed v. Yackell, 703 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2005).
· cites it 6× “I dissent from the lead opinion's determination that plaintiff is an "employee" within the meaning of the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq. Instead of resolving this issue, I would first direct the parties to brief the jurisdictional issue that was…”
Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casinos v. State, 685 N.W.2d 221 (Mich. 2004).
· cites it 4× “; and the Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969, MCL 418.101 et seq. Any disputes between the tribe and the state are to be resolved through binding arbitration.”
Smitter v. Thornapple Twp., 833 N.W.2d 875 (Mich. 2013).
· cites it 7× “The township paid Smitter wage-loss benefits under the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq. Smitter also received benefits pursuant to a disability insurance policy fully funded by the township.”
Paige v. City of Sterling Heights, 720 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. 2006).
· cites it 4× “In this case involving the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq., the first issue is whether the phrase "the proximate cause" in MCL 418.”
Brackett v. Focus Hope, Inc, 753 N.W.2d 207 (Mich. 2008).
· cites it 4× “305, thereby barring her recovery of benefits under the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.101 et seq. The magistrate found that plaintiff willfully refused to attend the event, despite having been informed that the event was essential in promoting the employer's goal…”
Petersen v. Magna Corp., 773 N.W.2d 564 (Mich. 2009).
· cites it 4× “He sought workers' compensation benefits under the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq. The magistrate granted benefits and medical costs to plaintiff, and also imposed $46,034 against defendants for plaintiffs attorney fees pursuant to MCL 418.”
Powell v. Casco Nelmor Corp., 279 N.W.2d 769 (Mich. 1979).
· cites it 6× “Between the loose language employed in the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.101 et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq.”
Koontz v. Ameritech Servs., Inc, 645 N.W.2d 34 (Mich. 2002).
· cites it 2× “" The employee in White rolled his lump-sum pension distribution into an IRA. The question was whether the nontaxable nature of the rollover transfer precluded coordination of the retirement payments with the worker's compensation benefits.”
Mudel v. Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., 614 N.W.2d 607 (Mich. 2000).
· cites it 4× “Indeed, the Legislature has provided these standards throughout the long and complex evolution of this state's worker's compensation statute, now entitled the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA); MCL 418.101 et seq. ; MSA 17.237(101) et seq.”
Franks v. White Pine Copper Div., 375 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. 1985).
· cites it 4× “I INTRODUCTION We granted leave in these consolidated cases *644 arising under the Michigan Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969, MCL 418.101 et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq.”
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