MI HB5183

Modifies the standard for denying worker's compensation benefits by requiring employers to prove an employee was injured due to "intentional, serious, and willful misconduct" rather than the previous standard of "intentional and wilful misconduct"

Adds "serious" as a new required element that employers must establish to deny benefits to injured workers

Defines "serious" misconduct as "objectively egregious and reprehensible conduct that is harmful to an employee and others"

Shifts the burden of proof explicitly to the employer, who must "establish" that the employee's misconduct meets the new heightened standard