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Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.815 (2026)

Compensation; waiver of right, validity.

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WORKER'S DISABILITY COMPENSATION ACT OF 1969


Act 317 of 1969


418.815 Compensation; waiver of right, validity.

Sec. 815.

    No agreement by an employee to waive his rights to compensation under this act shall be valid except that employees or their dependents as defined in section 161, after injury only, may elect as provided in section 161.

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

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2021 · leading case: Woodman v. Kera LLC, 785 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2010).
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Woodman v. Kera LLC, 785 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “" MCL 418.815. The Michigan Employment Security Act states: "No agreement by an individual to wave [sic], release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this act from an employer shall be valid.”
Rushton v. Meijer, Inc., 570 N.W.2d 271 (Mich. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 418.815; M.S.A. § 17.237(815). In contrast, there is no waiver-bar language in either the constitution or § 803 vis-a-vis predispute agreements to arbitrate civil rights claims.”
Staple v. Staple, 616 N.W.2d 219 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). “9 MCL 418.815; MSA 17.237(815). 10 MCL 421.”
Edelberg v. Leco Corp., 599 N.W.2d 785 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “[MCL 418.815; MSA 17.237(815) (wdca).] No agreement by an individual to wave [sic], release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this act from an employer shall be valid .”
Gilford v. Detroit Edison Co., 846 F. Supp. 44 (E.D. Mich. 1994). “§ 418.815, prohibits waivers of rights to compensation like the waiver included in defendant’s voluntary separation offer.”
Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Midwest Powerline, Inc. (W.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “(See Answer & 2 The fact that Michigan’s workers’ compensation statute provides that Michigan’s “workers compensation agency shall have jurisdiction over all controversies arising out of injuries suffered outside [Michigan]” by Michigan residents working for Michigan employers,…”
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