Undocumented Worker Fired for Using Alias Can Receive TTD Award

The Arkansas Court of Appeal this week ruled that an undocumented worker was entitled to temporary total disability benefits to compensate for the loss of wages, even though she couldn't legally be employed in the United States. In almost every state, workers are eligible for comp benefits regardless of their immigration status. This is true in Arkansas, which expressly includes "unlawfully employed" persons within the statutory definition of an employee covered by its comp scheme. In Arkansas, covered employees are entitled to TTD benefits for an on-the-job injury while they a...