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Should Illegal Aliens Get Workers' Comp?

The courts have not been supportive of insurers when it comes to one of the most heated hot-bottom issues in politics today--the implications of illegal ...

By Staff Writer | Updated on March 19, 2008

IllegalAliens.jpgThe courts have not been supportive of insurers when it comes to one of the most heated hot-bottom issues in politics today–the implications of illegal immigration–ruling that undocumented employees are entitled to workers’ comp benefits if hurt on the job, even if they forged their identification papers. Even for someone like me who is against mass deportations and in favor of reasonable immigration reform, this seems to go too far.

As reported by our own Dan Hays, the latest ruling came earlier this year when the South Carolina Supreme Court said iIlegal immigrants injured on the job are entitled to workers comp benefits, even though the court acknowledged that the claimant had tricked his employer into hiring him with fraudulent documents. (To read the complete article, click here.)

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