Worker's compensation: other; certain filing fees and redemption fees; require to be established by rule. Amends secs. 625 & 835 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.625 & 418.835).
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Overview
This bill requires the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency to establish rules for filing fees and redemption fees related to worker’s compensation claims. Specifically, it mandates the agency to create procedures for collecting these fees and outlines the process for redeeming liability after a personal injury. The bill also addresses notice requirements for insurance policies and proposed redemption agreements, ensuring timely and comprehensive communication between insurers, employers, and injured workers.
Key provisions
- The agency must establish filing fees for notices required under the worker’s compensation act.
- The agency must establish a system for collecting these filing fees.
- The bill requires the agency to promulgate rules regarding notice requirements for insurance policy issuances, terminations, and employer address changes.
- It outlines procedures for redeeming liability after a personal injury through a lump-sum agreement, subject to magistrate approval.
- The carrier must provide written notice to the employer at least 10 business days before a hearing on a proposed redemption agreement.
- A fee of $100 will be assessed for proposed redemption agreements filed after December 31, 1983, to be used for agency administrative costs.
- Fees collected will be deposited into the worker’s compensation administrative revolving fund for specific purposes like education, case management, and hearings.
- The rules and procedures outlined in the bill apply to proposed redemption agreements filed after December 31, 1983.
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