Bill Text: MI HB4726 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Worker's compensation; benefits; amount available for funeral or burial expenses; increase. Amends sec. 345 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.345).
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-15 - Printed Bill Filed 05/15/2013 [HB4726 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB4726-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4726
May 14, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Abed, Singh, Kosowski, Darany, Robinson, Yanez, Faris, Banks, Hovey-Wright, Roberts and Howrylak and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1969 PA 317, entitled
"Worker's disability compensation act of 1969,"
by amending section 345 (MCL 418.345), as amended by 1996 PA 107.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 345. If death results from the injury, the employer shall
pay, or cause to be paid, the reasonable expense of the employee's
last sickness, funeral, and burial. The employer's responsibility
for
the cost of the funeral and burial shall
not exceed $6,000.00
is limited to $8,500.00 or the actual cost, whichever is less. Any
person
who performed such service those
services or incurred such
liability for those expenses may file an application with the
bureau.
agency. A worker's compensation magistrate may order the
employer
to pay such those sums.
