McCOMBER v. McGUIRE STEEL ERECTION, INC

Plaintiff appeals, by leave granted, an order of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (WCAC) that reversed a magistrate’s award of benefits. We reverse and remand.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal, we are asked to review the wcac’s application of MCL 418.222, which requires, among other things, that an application for hearing or mediation contain information regarding any employment the claimant had after the date of the claimed injury. In the instant case, the WCAC concluded that plaintiff was prohibited from proceeding under the worker’s compensation act because it found that…