Michigan Workers Comp Lawyers (Alex Berman, P.C.)
Wage-loss benefits, denied claims, medical-only disputes, vocational rehab
Free ConsultationContingency (state-capped)📍 Detroit
Hurt on the job in Detroit? Michigan workers' compensation pays your medical bills, replaces about 80% of your after-tax wages, and covers disability benefits — and attorney fees are state-capped and paid only from your recovery. Report the injury to your employer within 90 days (MCL 418.381) and file your claim within 2 years. The Detroit firms below handle initial claims, denials, and Independent Medical Exam disputes before the Workers' Disability Compensation Agency.
Updated May 14, 2026
Wage-loss benefits, denied claims, medical-only disputes, vocational rehab
Workers' comp, Social Security Disability, long-term disability
Workers' comp, work-related disability, vocational rehab disputes
Workers' comp, labor and employment, union-side representation
Workers' comp denied claims, Social Security disability appeals
Workers' comp + third-party injury crossover
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Michigan runs its work-injury system through the Workers' Disability Compensation Agency, not the regular courts. Your employer's insurer controls the first 28 days of medical care; after that, you can switch to your own doctor — and you usually should, because a carrier-picked physician has every reason to clear you for work early.
Wage-loss benefits run at 80% of your after-tax average weekly wage, subject to a state maximum that updates each year. If your benefits get cut off — almost always after an insurance-selected Independent Medical Exam says you can return to work — a Detroit workers' comp lawyer can file an Application for Mediation or Hearing and challenge the IME. These cutoffs are frequently overturned.
Most Detroit cases settle as a lump-sum redemption, typically 1.5x to 4x your annual wage loss for moderate injuries and much more for permanent disabilities. Attorney fees are capped by statute and come out of the recovery, so you pay nothing up front. If a third party (a defective machine, a negligent contractor, a vehicle) caused the injury, you may also have a separate negligence lawsuit on top of the comp claim.