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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.111 (2026)

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WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969


Act 317 of 1969


418.111 Persons subject to act.

Sec. 111.

    Every employer, public and private, and every employee, unless herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and shall be bound thereby.

History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969

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Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1972–2022 · leading case: Boyd v. W G Wade Shows, 505 N.W.2d 544 (Mich. 1993).
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Boyd v. W G Wade Shows, 505 N.W.2d 544 (Mich. 1993). · cites it 2× “237(845) to determine whether it may take jurisdiction over the compensation claim.”
Brocail v. Detroit Tigers, Inc., 268 S.W.3d 90 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 418.111 (“Every employer, public and private, and every employee, unless herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and shall be bound thereby.”
Sewell v. Clearing Mach. Corp., 347 N.W.2d 447 (Mich. 1984). · cites it 2× “[12] MCL 418.111; MSA 17.237(111) and MCL 418.”
Adair v. State, 836 N.W.2d 742 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “See MCL 418.111 (“Every employer, public and private, and every employee, unless herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and shall be bound thereby.”
Wallace v. Consol. Freightways, 500 N.W.2d 752 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “It asserts that the Michigan Legislature did not intend that nonresidents be eligible for disability benefits.”
Gallegos v. Glaser Crandell Co., 202 N.W.2d 786 (Mich. 1972). · cites it 2× “Section 111 (MCLA 418.111; MSA 17.237[111]) has two classifications of employers — public and private and a single classification of employees — "every employee".”
UAW v. Green, 302 Mich. App. 246 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “(stating in MCL 418.111 that “[e]very employer, public and private, and every employee, unless herein otherwise specifically provided, shall be subject to the provisions of this act and shall be bound thereby”), and the Michigan Employment Security Act, MCL 421.”
Burger v. Midland Cogeneration Venture, 507 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “Generally, workers’ compensation liability extends to all employers under § 111 of the act, MCL 418.111; MSA 17.237(111), other than those set forth in §115, MCL 418.”
Tulppo v. Ontonagon Cnty., 207 Mich. App. 277 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). “” However, § 111 of the act, MCL 418.111; MSA 17.237(111), provides that "[e]very employer, public and private, and every employee” is subject to the provisions of the act unless otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in the act.”
Hawkins v. Auto-Owners Ins., 268 N.W.2d 534 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “NOTES [1] See MCL 418.111; MSA 17.237(111) and MCL 418.”
Walker v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 410 N.W.2d 698 (Mich. 1987). · cites it 2× “Typically, a private person who desires to follow *391 the Workers' Disability Compensation Act will purchase a workers' compensation insurance policy to protect against personal liability in the event an employee becomes injured on the job and is entitled to workers'…”
Smith v. Park Chem. Co., 397 N.W.2d 260 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “, extends to all employers under § 111, MCL 418.111; MSA 17.237(111), other than those enumerated in § 115.”
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