Michigan Compiled Laws
317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)
Section 418.851 - Inquiries and Investigations; Evidence; Place of Hearing; Filing Order With Bureau; Stipulations; Modification or Correction of Errors; Order of Bureau.

Sec. 851.
The worker's compensation magistrate at the hearing of the claim shall make such inquiries and investigations as he or she considers necessary. A claimant shall prove his or her entitlement to compensation and benefits under this act by a preponderance of the evidence. The hearing shall be held at the locality where the injury occurred and the order of the worker's compensation magistrate shall be filed with the bureau. If the parties stipulate within 30 days to modify or correct errors in the decision issued, the magistrate shall modify or correct errors in the decision in accordance with such stipulations. All such stipulations shall comply with the provisions of this act. Unless a claim for review is filed by a party within 30 days, the order shall stand as the order of the bureau.
History: 1969, Act 317, Eff. Dec. 31, 1969 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 103, Imd. Eff. July 30, 1985 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994 Compiler's Notes: For legislative intent as to severability, see Compiler's note to MCL 418.213.Popular Name: Act 317

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Chapter 418 - Worker's Disability Compensation

Act 317 of 1969 - Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 (418.101 - 418.941)

317-1969-8 - Chapter 8 Procedure (418.801...418.899)

Section 418.801 - Payment of Compensation; Time; Manner; Record; Reports; Daily Charges as Elements of Loss; Failure to Notify Carrier of Disability or Death; Interest; Detection and Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse; Recommendations.

Section 418.805 - Record of Injuries; Contents; Reports to Bureau.

Section 418.811 - Compensation; Effect of Savings, Insurance, or Other Benefits.

Section 418.815 - Compensation; Waiver of Right, Validity.

Section 418.821 - Assignment, Attachment, or Garnishment; Liability as First Lien on Property of Employer; Enforcement of Assignment to Group Disability or Hospitalization Insurance Company, Health Maintenance Organization, or Medical Care and Hospit...

Section 418.823 - Mental Incompetents or Minors.

Section 418.827 - Third Party Liability.

Section 418.831 - Compensation; Acceptance, Effect.

Section 418.833 - Application for Further Compensation; Overpayment, Recoupment.

Section 418.835 - Redemption of Liability From Personal Injury; Payment of Lump Sum; Proposed Redemption Agreement as Lump Sum Application; Liability of Employer; Hearing; Notice to Employer; Waiver; Use of Fees; Applicability to Proposed Redemption...

Section 418.835a - Worker's Compensation Administrative Revolving Fund; Creation; Administration and Use of Fund; Carry Over.

Section 418.836 - Approval of Redemption Agreement; Findings; Factors Considered in Making Determination; Employer as Party.

Section 418.837 - Approval or Rejection of Redemption Agreements and Lump Sum Applications; Review; Order; Appeal; Finality.

Section 418.841 - Disputes or Controversies Concerning Compensation or Other Benefits; Submission to Bureau; Determination of Questions Arising Under Act; Director as Interested Party; Referral of Claims to Small Claims Division; Notice; Filing Reque...

Section 418.845 - Out-of-State Injuries; Jurisdiction; Benefits.

Section 418.846 - Worker's Compensation Benefits Received Under Law of Another State for Same Personal Injury; Credit.

Section 418.847 - Setting Case for Mediation or Hearing; Hearing; Order; Opinion; Resolution of Case by Mediation.

Section 418.851 - Inquiries and Investigations; Evidence; Place of Hearing; Filing Order With Bureau; Stipulations; Modification or Correction of Errors; Order of Bureau.

Section 418.851a - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

Section 418.852 - Liability of Carrier or Fund; Determination; Reimbursement of Carrier or Fund.

Section 418.853 - Process and Procedure; Oaths; Subpoenas; Examination of Books and Records; Contempt; Application to Circuit Court.

Section 418.855 - Statement of Injured Employee; Copy; Admissibility as Evidence.

Section 418.858 - Cost of Hearing; Fees of Attorneys and Physicians; Disagreement as to Fees; Application for Hearing; Order; Review; Maximum Attorney Fees; Rules; Special Order Awarding Fees; Computation of Attorney Fees; Limitation on Fees; Reducti...

Section 418.859 - Repealed. 1989, Act 117, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992.

Section 418.859a - Filing Claim for Review; Time; Copy of Testimony, Depositions, and Other Documents.

Section 418.860 - Repealed. 1994, Act 271, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994.

Section 418.861 - Findings of Fact Conclusive; Questions of Law.

Section 418.861a - Hearing and Decision; Findings of Fact; Definitions; Transcript and Brief; Copies; Reply Brief; Cross Appeal and Brief; Specifications; Review and Decision; Adoption of Order and Opinion; Scope of Review; Remand; Analyses of Eviden...

Section 418.861b - Vexatious Claim or Proceedings; Disciplinary Action.

Section 418.862 - Claim for Review as Stay of Payment; Commencement and Duration of Payment; Withholding Benefits Accruing Prior to Award; Reimbursement of Carrier; Payment by Carrier; Interest; Payments as Accrued Compensation in Determining Attorne...

Section 418.863 - Presentation of Certified Copy of Order to Circuit Court; Judgment.

Section 418.864 - Hearing by Arbitrator; Qualifications of Arbitrator; Adherence to Civil Rules of Evidence; Testimony; Record; Transcript; Costs; Place of Hearing; Briefs; Order; Opinion; Findings of Fact; Review of Questions of Law; Voluntary Arbit...

Section 418.865 - Examination by Physicians; Fee.

Section 418.867 - Investigation Commission; Report, Expenses.

Section 418.891 - Application of Prior Law; New Benefit Rates; Saving Clause; Applicability of Amendments to Personal Injuries and Work-Related Diseases Incurred on or After December 19, 2011.

Section 418.898 - Repeal.

Section 418.899 - Effective Date.