Chadwick v. Chrysler Corp.

This is an appeal from the denial of plaintiff’s claim for psychiatric disability benefits filed pursuant to the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act of 1969, MCL 418.101 et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq. A decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board reversed an earlier referee’s decision which had found plaintiff permanently and totally disabled and entitled to benefits. The appeal board concluded that plaintiff had sustained the burden of proof, proving his work-related mental disability by a preponderance of the evidence, but found plaintiff had not timely notified defendant Chrysler…