Michigan
For Michigan, waiting period (days) is 7 days; retroactive trigger (days) is 2 weeks (14 days); how days are counted is No compensation is paid for an injury which does not last for at least one week (7 days). If the disability lasts beyond one week, the worker is entitled to benefits as of the eighth day. If disability continues for two weeks or longer, the worker is entitled to compensation for the first week; statute or rule citation is Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.381, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Michigan our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 7 days verified
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 2 weeks (14 days) verified
- How days are counted
- No compensation is paid for an injury which does not last for at least one week (7 days). If the disability lasts beyond one week, the worker is entitled to benefits as of the eighth day. If disability continues for two weeks or longer, the worker is entitled to compensation for the first week. verified
- Statute or rule citation
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 418.381 our reading
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What the source says
No compensation is paid for an injury which does not last for at least one week (7 days). If the disability lasts beyond one week, the worker is entitled to benefits as of the eighth day after the injury. If a disability continues for two weeks or longer, then the worker is entitled to compensation for the first week of disability.
— michigan.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- michigan.govhttps://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/WDCA-RESOURCES-AND-REPORTS/Publications/wca_WCPUB001.pdf