The Michigan Chamber played a big role in the approval of legislation designed to provide much needed reform of Michigan’s Worker’s Compensation system. The legislation (House Bill 5002) was signed into law as Public Act 266 by Gov. Rick Snyder in December 2011. This new law is a win for job providers and employees alike because it updates, reforms and modernizes Michigan’s out-of-date workers’ compensation law. It also provides statutory consistency and certainty regarding the payment of workers’ compensation benefits, which will allow workers and job providers to avoid the need to spend time and money litigating ambiguities and common disputes.
Read a summary of the new law here.
By signing this legislation into law, Gov. Snyder took another step forward in Michigan’s reinvention by placing Michigan on a competitive playing field with surrounding states.
