Bill > HB5184

This bill modifies the Worker's Disability Compensation Act by updating several key provisions related to workers' compensation benefit payments and penalties. The bill changes the deadline for paying compensation benefits from 30 to 14 days after becoming due, and increases the daily penalty for late payments from $50 to $100 per day, with the maximum penalty raised from $1,500 to $25,000. The legislation also adjusts how interest is calculated on compensation payments, now setting a flat 10% per annum rate from the date each payment was due, instead of using the previous method of calculating interest based on civil judgment rates. Additionally, the bill makes minor linguistic changes, such as replacing "shall" with "must" throughout the text and adding clarifying language about what constitutes a dispute. The bill removes a previously mandated reporting requirement about fraud detection and worker benefits, which was originally set to be completed by April 1, 2012. These changes aim to streamline the workers' compensation process and provide clearer guidelines for timely benefit payments.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5184