Walker v. Department of Social Services

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Every employer, public and private, shall be subject to the provisions of Michigan’s Workers’ Disability Compensation Act. MCL 418.111, 418.171; MSA 17.237(111), 17.237(171).

Typically, a private person who desires to follow *391the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act will purchase a workers’ compensation insurance policy to protect against personal liability in the event an employee becomes injured on the job and is entitled to workers’ compensation disability benefits.

In this case, Mrs. Willie L. Johnson is a welfare recipient. One of her legs was amputated, she is blind in one eye and uses a…