Townsend v. M-R Products, Inc

Defendant, M-R Products, Inc., appeals from a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board reduction in penalties owed by defendant employer. I would affirm the portion of the Court of Appeals decision holding that MCL 418.801(2); MSA 17.237(801)(2)1 of the Worker’s *505Disability Compensation Act allows the imposition of multiple penalties for an employer’s failure to pay weekly compensation benefits.

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Plaintiff filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits in October 1979, alleging that she had injured her back in April 1979 while lifting boxes for her…