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Michigan workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Notice within 90 days after happening of injury, OR within 90 days after employee knew or should have known of injury or disability. Failure excused unless employer can prove prejudice (§418.381(1))
Filing with the state
Claim not valid for any purpose unless made within 2 years after the LATER of: (a) date of injury, (b) date disability manifests, or (c) last day of employment with employer against whom claim is brought (§418.381(1))
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Michigan:
Occupational disease — Manifestation rule
Statute uses 'date disability manifests itself' as one of three trigger options; effectively a manifestation+last-day-of-work hybrid.
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Notice and claim periods extend during physical or mental incapacity — '2 years from the time the injured employee is not physically or mentally incapacitated from making the claim' (§418.381(1))
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 2 years from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.
Leading case
Pending
Pending
Pending
Attribution
- Primary source
- https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-418-381