Eastway v. Eisenga

In this case we must decide *414whether MCL 418.115; MSA 17.237(115) violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the state or federal constitutions1 by partially excluding plaintiffs employer from coverage under the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act and thereby denying plaintiff the ability to make a claim for disability benefits.

Plaintiff first worked for defendant in 1967. During the next few years plaintiff intermittently worked for defendant, mainly during haying and potato seasons.2 In the spring of 1969, plaintiff worked a couple of Saturday afternoons cultivating fields for defendant. In…