Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight System

In Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight System, 408 Mich. 164, 174-175, 183; 289 N.W.2d 708 (1980), the Supreme Court of Michigan held that an employee injured in a motor vehicle accident in the course of his employment is not limited to worker's compensation benefits as his sole remedy, but may also collect no-fault insurance benefits. The Court rejected the defendants' argument that the worker's compensation exclusive remedy provision barred the plaintiffs from pursuing actions for damages under the no-fault act, because "the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) and the no-fault insurance act are complete and self-contained legislative schemes addressing discrete problems." Id. at 179.