Wilkins v. General Motors Corp.

This Court granted plaintiffs application for leave to appeal with regard to the question whether she is "disabled” under § 301 of the Workers’ Disability Compensation Act, MCL 418.301; MSA 17.237(301). We conclude that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board applied an erroneous interpretation of the act when it found that plaintiff was not disabled. We reverse the decision of the wcab, and remand for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.

Plaintiff’s claim of psychological.disability arose out of a dispute with a co-worker, Mr. Cash. Plaintiff and Mr. Cash gave divergent…