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Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.3107a (2026)

Basis of work loss for certain injured persons.

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THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956


Act 218 of 1956


500.3107a Basis of work loss for certain injured persons.

Sec. 3107a.

    Subject to the provisions of section 3107(1)(b), work loss for an injured person who is temporarily unemployed at the time of the accident or during the period of disability shall be based on earned income for the last month employed full time preceding the accident.

History: Add. 1975, Act 311, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1975 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 191, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: Popma v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n., 521 N.W.2d 831 (Mich. 1994).
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Popma v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n., 521 N.W.2d 831 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 8× “13107(1), [1] and (2) whether a claimant may subtract the amount of attorney fees paid to secure an award of social security disability benefits from the amount of those benefits subject to setoff pursuant to MCL 500.3109(1); MSA 24.”
Heather Lynn Hannay v. Dep't of Transp., 497 Mich. 45 (Mich. 2014). · cites it 2× “101 MCL 500.3107a adds that “work loss for an injured person who is temporarily unemployed at the time of the accident or during the period of disability shall be based on earned income for the last month employed full time preceding the accident.”
Gobler v. Auto-Owners Ins., 404 N.W.2d 199 (Mich. 1987). · cites it 4× “The trial court based this ruling upon a finding that Gobler was temporarily unemployed within the meaning of § 3107a of the no-fault act, MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1). Relying on Lewis v DAIIE, supra , the trial court reversed its decision and considered the testimony of…”
Gerardi v. Buckeye Union Ins., 279 N.W.2d 588 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 7× “Defendant asserts that it has no duty to pay work-loss benefits to plaintiff on the grounds that MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1) retroactively amended the no-fault act to require *93 payment only to those persons who were employed or had been employed at the time of the accident.”
Anton v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 607 N.W.2d 123 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 4× “Under the no-fault act, personal protection insurance benefits are payable for lost income from work an injured person would have performed during the first three years after the date of the accident if the person had not been injured. MCL 500.3107(1)(b); MSA 24.”
Gobler v. Auto-Owners Ins., 362 N.W.2d 881 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “) MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1) provides work-loss benefits for an injured person who is temporarily unemployed based on earned income for the last month employed full time preceding the accident.”
Kirksey v. Manitoba Pub. Ins., 477 N.W.2d 442 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 3× “MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1). The court reasoned that plaintiff was employed with Motorways at the time of the accident and that he voluntarily terminated his employment with White.”
Sullivan v. North River Ins., 606 N.W.2d 383 (Mich. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 6× “13107(1)(b)] applies when a claimant is working at the time of the accident, while § 3107a [MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1) ] applies when a claimant is temporarily unemployed.”
Morales v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 761 N.W.2d 454 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “The Court held that this result was not altered by former MCL 500.3107a, now MCL 500.3107(1)(a), which concerns those who are tempo *739 rarily unemployed.”
Cole v. Detroit Auto. Inter-Ins. Exch., 357 N.W.2d 898 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “The trial court found that had Nancy Robison survived the accident she would have been entitled to wage loss benefits under MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1), as a temporarily unemployed person for the period of August 30, 1980, *607 through September 29, 1980 (between the date of…”
Lewis v. Detroit Auto. Inter-Ins. Exch., 282 N.W.2d 794 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1) expands the general work loss provision of MCL 500.”
Szabo v. Detroit Auto. Inter-Ins. Exch., 355 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 3× “In their motions for summary judgment, both *11 parties relied upon MCL 500.3107a; MSA 24.13107(1), which provides: "Subject to the provisions of section 3107(b), work loss for an injured person who is temporarily unemployed at the time of the accident or during the period of…”
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