Bill Text: MI SB0368 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Worker's compensation; benefits; job search requirement for certain injured workers; modify. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 303.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-06-12 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0368 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2019-SB0368-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 368

 

 

June 12, 2019, Introduced by Senators ANANICH, GEISS, ALEXANDER, BULLOCK, WOJNO, IRWIN, MCMORROW, HERTEL, BAYER, SANTANA, MOSS, POLEHANKI, MCCANN, BRINKS and HOLLIER and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1969 PA 317, entitled

 

"Worker's disability compensation act of 1969,"

 

(MCL 418.101 to 418.941) by adding section 303.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 303. (1) This section applies to a personal injury or

 

work-related disease compensable under this act that occurs on or

 

after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this

 

section.

 

     (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a good-

 

faith job search effort or good-faith effort to procure work is

 

conclusively presumed to exist if either of the following are met:

 

     (a) Both of the following are met:

 

     (i) The employee is still employed by the employer that is

 

responsible for securing payment of compensation to the employee

 

for the employee's personal injury or work-related disease.

 

     (ii) The employee attempted to obtain an accommodated job or

 

other job with the employer described in subparagraph (i).

 

     (b) The employee submits at least 2 job applications to 1 or

 

more employers per calendar week.

 

     (c) The employee is employed full-time in reasonable

 

employment.

 

     (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, an

 

affirmative duty to seek work does not apply to any of the

 

following circumstances:

 

     (a) A physician opines that 1 or more of the following

 

conditions apply:

 

     (i) Employment or a job search poses a clear and proximate

 

danger to the employee's health.

 

     (ii) Employment or a job search would interfere with the

 

medical treatment or medical recovery of the employee.

 

     (iii) The employee is unable to perform work.

 

     (b) The employee is employed and the employee produces

 

evidence that seeking work might result in the loss of employment

 

or employment-related benefits.

 

     (c) The employee demonstrates other good and reasonable cause.

 

     (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, a job or

 

work is reasonably available to an employee only if the employee

 

receives a bona fide offer of reasonable employment.

 

     (5) As used in this section, "reasonable employment" means

 

that term as defined in section 301(11).