Worker’s compensation: benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder injury fund; create. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 409.
Key claim: HB5952 would amend Michigan’s Worker’s Disability Compensation Act to create a post-traumatic stress disorder injury fund for worker’s compensation benefits.
Abstract
(HB5952 · 103rd Legislature) Worker’s compensation: benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder injury fund; create. Amends 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.101 - 418.941) by adding sec. 409. Sponsor: Rep. Mike Mueller ® + 32 co-sponsors In committee: H Appropriations Latest action (2026-05-13): Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/12/2026
Why this matters
Creating a dedicated PTSD injury fund within Michigan’s worker’s compensation system would expand the categories of workplace harm eligible for statutory benefits and establish a financing mechanism for those claims. For workers, this could open a clearer path to compensation for psychological injuries; for employers and the state, it introduces a new funding obligation whose scope and cost depend on the fund’s structure once details emerge.