Get MI An Overview Of Workers Compensation - Lansing City 2000-2023

In Michigan, employers have 30 days to make a decision on your benefits after you have reported your accident – after 30 days, you should receive a denial or begin receiving benefits. Injured workers rely on their workers' comp checks to survive financially and their medical benefits to recover from their injuries.

Michigan's injured workers and their employers are governed by the Workers' Disability Compensation Act. This Act was first adopted in 1912 and provides compensation to workers who suffer an injury on the job and protects employers' liability.

Michigan's injured workers and their employers are governed by the Workers' Disability Compensation Act. This Act was first adopted in 1912 and provides compensation to workers who suffer an injury on the job and protects employers' liability.

Following are the criteria for employers who must carry workers' compensation coverage: All private employers regularly employing 1 or more employees 35 hours or more per week for 13 weeks or longer during the preceding 52 weeks. All private employers regularly employing 3 or more employees at one time.

When an injury/illness occurs: Immediately notify your supervisor. Seek treatment at an Occupational Health Care Clinic. Submit a Workers' Compensation Claim: Apply Online, or. Print, complete, and fax a State of Michigan Workers' Compensation Claim Form.

Medical-Only This is the type of claim that is the simplest to file and easiest to process.

There is a seven-day waiting period to be eligible for wage-loss benefits. If your wage loss lasts longer than seven consecutive days (including weekends and holidays), you are entitled to benefits starting on the eighth day.

■How Long Do I Have To File A Claim The statute states that you should provide notice of injury to the employer within 90 days of the injury. However, you have up to two years from the date of injury, or the date the disability manifests itself, to file a workers' compensation claim.