Compensation of certain employees injured during course of employment as result of assault by recipient of social services.

Sec. 1c.

A person employed by the department of social services at the W.J. Maxey campus in Whitmore lake or any of its affiliated facilities, at the Adrian training school in Adrian, the Arbor Heights center in Ann Arbor, Camp Nokomis in Prudenville, Camp Shawano in Grayling, or a similar facility under the jurisdiction of the department established or funded by the state after the effective date of this section, who is injured during the course of his or her employment as a result of an assault by a recipient of social services shall receive his or her full wages by the state department until worker's compensation benefits begin and then shall receive in addition to worker's compensation benefits a supplement from the state department which together with the worker's compensation benefits shall equal but not exceed the weekly net wage of the employee at the time of the injury. This supplement shall only apply while the person is on the state department's payroll and is receiving worker's compensation benefits and shall include an employee who is currently receiving worker's compensation due to an injury covered by this section. Fringe benefits normally received by an employee shall be in effect during the time the employee receives the supplement provided by this section from the department.

Subsection (1) shall apply whether the employee was directly assaulted or was assaulted as a result of aiding another employee in subduing a recipient.

History: Add. 1978, Act 131, Imd. Eff. May 4, 1978