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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.311 (2026)

Compensation payments; computations.

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WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969


Act 317 of 1969


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

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1974–1989 · leading case: Selk v. Detroit Plastic Prods., 345 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1984).
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Selk v. Detroit Plastic Prods., 345 N.W.2d 184 (Mich. 1984). · cites it 2× “153, and 4 weeks to 2 weeks by 1965 PA 44 , now § 311 of the present act; 1969 PA 317 , § 311; MCL 418.311; MSA 17.237(311). In 1943 the following provision was added to the act: "Compensation shall be paid promptly and directly to the person entitled thereto and shall become…”
Valt v. Woodall Indus., Inc, 219 N.W.2d 411 (Mich. 1974). · cites it 4× “" This section is now found at MCLA 418.311; MSA 17.237(311). HISTORY When enacted in 1912, the statute included a similar provision except the periods were two and eight weeks and payment began on the fifteenth day.”
Peiffer v. Gen. Motors Corp., 443 N.W.2d 178 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). “The wcab’s decision was implicitly based on its interpretation of MCL 418.311; MSA 17.237(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…”
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