WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969
Act 317 of 1969
418.341 Dependents; qualifications; party in interest.
Sec. 341.
Questions as to who constitutes dependents and the extent of their dependency shall be determined as of the date of the injury to the employee, and their right to any death benefit shall become fixed as of such time, irrespective of any subsequent change in conditions except as otherwise specifically provided in sections 321, 331 and 335. The death benefit shall be directly recoverable by and payable to the dependents entitled thereto, or their legal guardians or trustees. In case of the death of a dependent, his proportion of the compensation shall be payable to the surviving dependents pro rata. Upon the death of all dependents compensation shall cease. No person shall be excluded as a dependent who is a nonresident alien. No dependent of an injured employee shall be deemed, during the life of such employee, a party in interest to any proceeding by him for the enforcement of collection of any claim for compensation, nor as respects the compromise thereof by such employee.
History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969
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Notes of Decisions
Paige v. City of Sterling Heights, 720 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. 2006).
· cites it 6× “The magistrate concluded by determining that Adam was entitled to death dependency benefits as long as he qualified as a dependent.”
Murphy v. Michigan Bell Tel. Co., 523 N.W.2d 310 (Mich. 1994).
· cites it 4× “237(341) provides: Questions as to who constitutes dependents and the extent of their dependency shall be determined as of the date of the injury to the employee, and their right to any death benefit shall become fixed as of such time, irrespective of any subsequent change in…”
Hammons v. City of Highland Park Police Dep't, 364 N.W.2d 575 (Mich. 1985).
· cites it 2× “237(331)(1)(b) and MCL 418.341; MSA 17.237(341). [4] Benefits were awarded from the date of death and until the further order of the board, not to exceed 500 weeks.”
Beaudrie v. Anchor Packing Co., 586 N.W.2d 96 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998).
“MCL 418.341; MSA 17.237(341). The circuit court did not hold evidentiary hearings regarding this issue before this Court’s remand because the depen *250 dency status of the children was not relevant under the circuit court’s original orders and only became relevant after this…”
Walker v. U S Equip. Co., 290 N.W.2d 36 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979).
“MCL 418.341; MSA 17.237(341). The naming of a personal representative as provided for in MCL 418.”
Murphy v. Michigan Bell Tel. Co., 505 N.W.2d 3 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
“Section 341 of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.341; MSA 17.237(341), provides: Questions as to who constitutes dependents and the extent of their dependency shall be determined as of the date of the injury to the employee, and their right to any death benefit…”
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