MEMBERS:
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. THOMAS ALBERT, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON LABOR
SENATOR JOHN CHERRY
CHAIR
3600 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-0142
FAX: (517) 373-3938
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 2, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Labor was scheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., in the
1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by Robert J. MacDonald of MacDonald & MacDonald, PLLC regarding the status of
Michigan's Worker's Compensation System
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Cherry, Sen.(s) Camilleri, Cavanagh and Albert, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Camilleri to adopt the meeting minutes from February 16, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the Michigan Worker's
Compensation System:
Robert MacDonald, MacDonald & MacDonald PLLC
Ryan Raymond, Citizen
Sean Shearer, Attorney
Michael Saleh, Citizen
Eric Wood, Citizen
Joel Alpert, Attorney
Carlos Ojeda, interpreter for Jonathon Escalares-Cruz
The following individuals attended committee, but did not speak:
Terry Burke, Citizen
Richard Walsh, Citizen
Lesley Daniels, Citizen
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:39 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/14/23
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