Daniel v. Department of Corrections

I respectfully dissent. By repeatedly sexually harassing female attorneys, plaintiff engaged in intentional and wilful misconduct. Moreover, plaintiff’s resulting mental disability flowed directly and predictably from his behavior. Allowing “serial sexual harasserfs]” to profit from their misdeeds is an untenable result not contemplated by the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (wdca), MCL *107418.101 et seq.1 Because MCL 418.305 operates to bar plaintiffs claim for worker’s compensation disability benefits, I would affirm.

I. THE WORKER’S COMPENSATION APPELLATE COMMISSION’S DECISION

In a…