Bill > HB4625

This bill amends the Michigan Worker's Disability Compensation Act to make the language gender-neutral across three sections. In Section 118, the bill updates terminology related to household domestic servants, replacing gendered terms like "wife" and "he" with more inclusive language such as "spouse" and "individual," and clarifies definitions of domestic service work. Section 335 modifies provisions about compensation for dependent spouses and children, removing gender-specific references and standardizing language around payments when a spouse remarries or a dependent child reaches certain age milestones. Section 353 similarly updates dependency determination rules, replacing gendered pronouns with "individual" and making grammatical adjustments to ensure gender-neutral terminology. The bill does not substantively change the underlying worker's compensation rules but instead focuses on modernizing the law's language to be more inclusive. Importantly, the bill will only take effect if a corresponding constitutional amendment (through a joint resolution) is approved, which ties the legislative change to a broader constitutional update.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4625