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In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [7] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [8] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 suffered from non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [9]
In Michigan, the Workers' Disability Compensation Agency administers Michigan's Workers' Disability Compensation Act, which provides benefits to cover medical expenses and lost wages for workers who suffer injuries on the job. [34] In a majority of states, workers' compensation is solely provided by private insurance companies. [35]
In 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men, [9] and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. [10] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S. in 2007 suffered from non-fatal work related injuries or illnesses. [11]
The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state's minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. In a 4-3 decision ...
Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The trade-off between assured, limited coverage and lack of ...
Tony Paris, an attorney with the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice in Detroit, works at his desk with two large piles of clients open cases that deal with unemployment claims on ...
[5] the prosecutor who tried the case filed for his release under a nolle prosse of the case. [4] The former prosecutor is now representing Ripan in the claim against the state. [4] A bill in the 1939 Legislature was introduced to compensate him for the 13 years but it did not pass. After a hearing in the court of claims, Mr. Ripan was denied ...
Democratic state lawmakers in Michigan introduced bills over a year ago to establish a state-run social insurance program funded via a payroll tax that would provide workers up to 15 weeks' leave ...