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(855) 221-2667The Highest Amounts Awarded in Michigan. Period.
Our attorneys have focused on one area of law for more than 40 years: Michigan workman’s compensation. And our Michigan workers’ comp settlement results show we do it better than any other work injury law firm in the state.
Our clients often settle for much more than the average reported amounts in this state, breaking records and getting better results than any other work injury attorney or law firm in the state.
How Do We Do It?
The attorneys at our law firm focus their practices exclusively on helping people who have been injured in the workplace and on the job.
Our unique specialization, extensive experience, caring and communication, and proven track record of success pay off for our clients. Our attorneys often can settle cases faster and for significantly more money than average.
Record-Setting Settlements
Our law firm has won record-setting settlements on behalf of our clients. In 2024, the average workers’ comp settlement in Michigan was $70,011, but many of our clients recover much more.
$ 2 M
A worker suffered paralysis after falling from a roof. Benefits had been disputed based on alleged employer premium fraud and statutory employment. This was the largest reported settlement in the state that year for a workplace injury.
$ 1.6 M
Largest workers’ compensation settlement in the state in 2021. Our attorneys secured this settlement for our client who suffered a serious traumatic brain injury as a result of a work-related slip and fall on ice.
$ 1.45 M
Our attorneys recovered this settlement to help a worker who was paralyzed after falling 15 feet into a manhole. It was the largest reported workers’ compensation settlement in Michigan for the year of 2023.
$ 1.4 M
Our attorney obtained this recovery for a worker who was paralyzed in a workplace accident. The award recovered was the second largest reported amount in the state for that year for a workplace injury.
$ 1.1 M
This workers’ compensation settlement helped an injured worker after the insurance company refused to pay for benefits and medical items.
$ 775 K
This payout amount helped our client obtain medical treatment and vocational rehabilitation on his own terms, after the insurance company had been slow to approve medical treatment and disputed the need for surgery.
MICHIGAN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Frequently Asked Questions
If you’ve been injured at work, you probably have a long list of questions about what to do next and what to expect from the litigation process. Our Michigan workers’ comp lawyers have covered a few of our frequently asked questions (FAQ) here.
In Michigan, an injured worker must wait at least 6 months after “the date of a personal injury” on the job before agreeing to a workers’ comp offer of settlement (MCL 418.835(1)). This 6-month waiting period is intended to ensure that you are medically stable before settling your case.
It is important to remember that even though there is a 6-month waiting period, there is no guarantee that an offer will be made after the six months have passed.
Most Michigan workers’ comp cases end in a settlement. Trials usually only occur when there is a unique legal or factual issue that neither the parties nor the magistrate can resolve. Cases may also go to trial when an insurance company or employer is being unreasonable or refusing to negotiate in good faith.
Each case is different. The time it takes to settle your work injury claim will depend on the facts of your case. The law allows injured workers like you to settle after 6 months from the date they were injured. Cases in litigation can take longer to settle. It often takes 12 months from the pre-trial date to resolve a disputed workers’ comp claim.
It is not uncommon for mediation or facilitation – which can be part of the litigation process – to result in a lump sum cash payment.
The best way to maximize your payout amount is to hire an experienced workman’s compensation attorney. Insurance companies evaluate you, but they also evaluate who your attorney is. An experienced attorney with a proven record of success can settle cases for more money and often settle work injury claims much faster.
Use our Settlement Calculator to see how much your case is worth.
Generally, you can return to work after a Michigan workers’ comp settlement, although the law does not guarantee that you will be able to return to the job you had at the time you were injured. Your lump sum payment resolves all of your claims and does not depend on you being disabled from work in the future.
You can get Social Security disability benefits after your case has settled. However, unless the amount awarded is prorated to be paid out over your lifetime, then your SSD benefits may be reduced (i.e., subject to an offset) if your combined SSD and workers’ comp benefits exceed 80% of your average current earnings.
Your monthly Social Security disability benefit may be reduced if your combined workers’ comp and SSD payments exceed 80% of your average current earnings. However, you can avoid this offset by settling your workers’ comp claim for a lump sum payment and prorating the payout over your lifetime.