Haske v. Transport Leasing, Inc., Indiana

In this appeal, we are asked to review the Legislature’s definition of disability in chapter 3 of the worker’s compensation act, MCL 418.301 et seq.; MSA 17.237(301) et seq. We hold that a disability is a personal injury or work-related disease that prevents an employee from performing any work, even a single job, within his qualifications and training under MCL 418.301(4); MSA 17.237(301)(4). We also conclude that an employee must also prove wage loss in order to establish a compensable disability. To prove wage loss, an employee demonstrates that, as a consequence of work-related injury or…