"You are right on there about lots of immigrants. I know of cases where
they
have been hired and then gotten injured, and it was harder on the illegal
than the employer. The employer just fires them and there is not much the
illegal can do as they are not supposed to be here and can't complain.
Unfortunately, in Oregon you can't ask them for their identification, or
check if they are legal or not. We need to get a handle on the illegal
problem. 73
Tom W7WHY"
In California it is NOT harder on the immigrant. It is harder on the
employer.
The immigrant does not have to prove that he/she is here legally, only that
the person was injured on the job. My daughter is a workers comp applicant
attorney (she works for the person who claims to be injured). I hear these
stories all the time. Firing does not abrogate the responsibility from the
employer.
Being illegal is a totally different story. It doesn't matter in California.
My concern is to attempt to protect any potential employer from an easy
lawsuit.
Manual labor is notorious for injuries which may be difficult to prove that
(1) the injury is not a result of employment and (2) an injury actually
occurred.
Geoff, K6TFZ
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