Illegal aliens are not precluded from receiving workers' compensation benefits, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled in a case of first impression. Even though they cannot legally work in the state, the court said, once aliens get a job, there is no existing law that states that they are not "employees."
April 13, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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Illegal aliens are not precluded from receiving workers’ compensation benefits, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on Wednesday in a case of first impression.
Even though they cannot legally work in the state, the court said, once aliens get a job, there is no existing law that states that they are not “employees.”
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