MI HB5191

Moves the uninsured employer's security fund into the state treasury and establishes detailed operational procedures for administering benefits to workers injured while employed by employers without workers' compensation insurance

Allows injured employees of uninsured employers to receive benefits from the fund if they sustain a compensable injury after the act's effective date and cannot receive benefits because their employer lacks insurance

Imposes penalties on uninsured employers, including liability for triple damages (3 times the benefits owed plus administration costs) and civil fines up to $10,000 for failing to provide requested information to fund trustees

Requires uninsured employers to either pay claims or respond to them; failure to do so results in waiver of all rights under the act, with trustees then assuming employer rights and obligations

Mandates annual reporting to the legislature by April 1 on claims received, approved, paid, and fund administration costs, plus a March 31 report on anticipated benefit costs and potential funding shortfalls