Are Part-Time Employees Covered by Workers' Compensation?

Workplace accidents can happen to any employee, no matter how many hours they work weekly. If you are a part-time employee in Michigan, you generally have the same right to workers’ compensation benefits as full-time staff — but the way your benefits are calculated can be quite different.

Coverage basics

Michigan’s Workers’ Disability Compensation Act covers nearly all employees, including part-time workers, as long as the injury arose out of and in the course of employment.

How wage-loss benefits are calculated

Wage-loss benefits are tied to your average weekly wage. For part-time workers, that’s where disputes commonly arise — insurers may try to use a low average that doesn’t reflect seasonal hours, overtime, or second jobs.

Talk to a Michigan workers’ compensation attorney

If your part-time injury claim has been denied or undervalued, our team is happy to review your case at no cost.