Reed v. Yackell

I respectfully dissent from the lead opinion’s determination that plaintiff is an “employee” within the meaning of the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act (WDCA), MCL 418.101 et seq. *542Although I agree with the lead opinion’s analysis of this substantive issue, and would also conclude that plaintiff was Mr. Food’s employee at the time of his accident, I believe that we should first address the question of our jurisdiction.1 It appears that the Worker’s Compensation Bureau (WCB)2 has exclusive jurisdiction over consideration of plaintiffs employment status. I would specifically direct the…