Did you know that workers’ compensation results in the exchange of more money between hands than any other area of law in the state of Michigan? When it comes to workers’ compensation, there is a lot you have to be aware of if you’re going to be an HR professional. The Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, which was adopted in 1912, governs all of the details surrounding this unique law. Prior to 1912, injuries that occurred on the job were treated in the same manner as they would off the job. This was deemed unjust due to the high case of injuries that would occur because of the dangerous manner of many factory jobs at the time. Thus workers’ compensation came about. However, this law in the early 1900s was a very different law than we see today, so it’s important to know how complex and intricate this law can get.

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