MI SB0074

Eliminates the "wage earning capacity" standard that allowed employers to reduce benefits based on jobs employees theoretically could perform, replacing it with compensation based on actual wages earned after injury

Increases the maximum weekly compensation rate from 90% to 100% of the state average weekly wage for injuries occurring after the effective date

Creates a conclusive presumption that an employee who loses a job within 100 weeks of returning to work after injury is entitled to wage loss benefits, unless the employer proves willful and serious misconduct caused the termination

Requires employers to bear the burden of proving an employee received a bona fide offer of reasonable employment, and redefines "reasonable employment" to pose no "unreasonable risk" rather than no "clear and proximate threat" to health and safety

Adds compensation of 52 weeks for serious and permanent scarring or disfigurement to the face or head, and updates the definition of total permanent disability to include neurocognitive disorders and traumatic/stress-related disorders instead of "incurable insanity or imbecility"