Maier v. GENERAL TELEPHONE CO.

Plaintiff, William A. Maier, appeals by leave granted from the May 19, 2000, opinion and order of the Worker’s Compensation Appellate Commission (wcac) reversing the magistrate’s open award of worker’s compensation benefits. We granted leave to consider whether the presumption of wage-earning capacity found in MCL 418.301(5)(d)(i) is conclusive. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff began his employment with defendant General Telephone Company of Michigan as a facility technician in February 1988. On March 1, 1991,…