Auto-Owners Insurance v. All Star Lawn Specialists Plus, Inc.

In this case, we are called upon to interpret the definition of “employee” as found in MCL 418.161(l)(n), prior to being amended in 2011, which is a provision in the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq. By a special panel convened to hear this case under MCR 7.215(J), the Court of Appeals rejected that Court’s previous interpretation of this definition in Amerisure Ins Cos v Time Auto Transp, Inc.1 Because we believe the term “employee” as defined in the WDCA was properly interpreted in Amerisure, we reverse the Court of Appeals.

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