Sec. 311. No compensation shall be paid under this act for any injury which does not incapacitate the employee from earning full wages, for a period of at least 1 week, but if incapacity extends beyond the period of 1 week, compensation shall begin on the eighth day after the injury. If incapacity continues for 2 weeks or longer or if death results from the injury, compensation shall be computed from the date of the injury.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.311
Compensation payments; computations
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Selk v. Detroit Plastic Products (1984)
Most recently applied in 177 Mich. App. 674 - Peiffer v. General Motors Corp. (June 1989)
1969, Act 317, Eff
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