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Workers' Compensation (Paid Wage Loss Claims)
Workers' Compensation (Paid Wage Loss Claims)
The law requires a safe and healthy workplace. Still workplace illnesses and injuries occur daily. All workers are at risk of illness or injury on the job. Almost all workplace illnesses and injuries can be prevented.
Workers’ compensation is the system used to provide wage replacement, medical and rehabilitation benefits to workers who suffer a work-related injury or illness.
- A work-related illness is any illness that work caused or made worse. Work-related illnesses are from exposure to something at the workplace. They can develop after a longer period of exposure or one-time exposure.
- A work-related injury is an injury that happens on the job. It can be a one-time event or happen over time. Injuries can happen in all types of workplaces.
Workers’ Disability Compensation Act
The Workers’ Disability Compensation Act covers most Michigan employers. Employers must buy an insurance policy from a private insurance company or be self-insured. This requirement makes sure there is payment for claims and costs. For more Michigan workers’ compensation information, visit Michigan State University Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MSU OEM).
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MiTracking Data - Workers' Compensation
In Michigan on average, there are about 19,000 individuals each year who have a new workers’ compensation claim for a work-related illness or injury. These claims cover lost work time and related medical costs. In 2024, there were over 42,000 Michiganders receiving lost wage benefits from an illness or injury for a total of $865 million.
MiTracking Workers’ Compensation Measures
- Paid Wage Loss Claims
- Statewide data may be grouped by:
- Employer Size: small (1-10 employees), medium (11-249 employees) or large (250+ employees).
- Industry Type: 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
- Injury Type.
- Year of injury (all years combined).
- County data may be grouped by:
- Age Group.
- County of Employer.
- Employer Size.
- Sex.
- Industry Type: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) sector.
- Injury Type.
- Year of injury.
- Statewide data may be grouped by:
Find Out More
- About These Data (Found on the Data Portal after a query search).
- Metadata (Technical information about the content, quality and context of the data).
For more Michigan workers’ compensation data and reports, visit MSU OEM. Contact the MSU OEM at ODREPORT@msu.edu for more information.
- Paid Wage Loss Claims
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Learn More
Michigan
- Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
- MSU OEM
National
- United States Department of Labor