(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) a receiving agency shall provide workmen’s compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being section 418.101 to 418.941 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for an employee participating in a temporary assignment under this act. A sending agency by agreement may provide workmen’s compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, for an employee participating in a temporary assignment under this act in place of the receiving agency.
  (2) If the sending agency was providing benefits and coverage for the employee before the temporary assignment under a different law and the benefits and coverage to the employee are greater than the benefits and coverage provided under Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, then the benefits and coverage provided by the sending agency shall apply regardless of any law or agreement to the contrary.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 15.505

  • Employee: means a person who is employed by or is an employee of a federal agency, an institution of higher education, a local unit of government, or a state agency. See Michigan Laws 15.501
  • Receiving agency: means a federal agency, institution of higher education, local unit of government, or a state agency which receives an employee from a sending agency pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 15.501
  • Sending agency: means a federal agency, institution of higher education, local unit of government, or a state agency which sends an employee to a receiving agency pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 15.501
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