Legal Question in Workers Comp in Michigan
Workmans Comp
Is it illegal to receive workmans compensation benefits and unemployment benefits for the same time period?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Workmans Comp
It is not illegal to receive both workers comp and unemployment comp for the same period. However, under Michigan law, for every dollar that you receive from unemployment, there is a dollar deducted from your comp. Therefore, receipt of unemployment benefits lowers the value of your comp case. Furthermore, to get unemployment, you must certify that you are ready, willing and able to work which may conflict with your position in your comp case. William S. Stern
Re: Workmans Comp
It is not illegal to receive both workers comp and unemployment comp for the same period. However, under Michigan law, for every dollar that you receive from unemployment, there is a dollar deducted from your comp. Therefore, receipt of unemployment benefits lowers the value of your comp case. Furthermore, to get unemployment, you must certify that you are ready, willing and able to work which may conflict with your position in your comp case. William S. Stern
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