Opinion
No. 111832.
November 24, 1998.
Summary Dispositions November 24, 1998.
In lieu of granting leave to appeal, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the Worker's Compensation Appellate Commission's opinion and order dated April 14, 1995, is reinstated. MCR 7.302(F)(1). The WCAC correctly held that pursuant to § 356(1) of the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, "a claimant is not entitled to any increase in the weekly benefit rate which merely reflects the effects of inflation, wage minimums or increased seniority." See Matney v. Southfield Bowl, 458 Mich. 851 (1998), disavowing the conclusion of the Court of Appeals "that extrinsic economic forces are alone sufficient to justify a wage-loss benefits increase under the statute." Jurisdiction is not retained. Court of Appeals No. 197717.
CAVANAGH and KELLY, JJ.
We would either grant or deny leave to appeal but would not act peremptorily.