U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for Dispute on Effect of Worker's Use of False SSN

The U.S. Supreme Court next month will review a Florida appellate court's holding that workers can be criminally prosecuted for workers' compensation fraud if they used a false Social Security number to get their jobs. The court on Wednesday announced that Brock v. State of Florida has been distributed to the justices for conference on Feb. 20. Francisco Brock – also known as Armando Lopez-Bock – was arrested after a raid at Waste Pro USA, and charged with violating Florida Statutes Section 440.105(4)(b)9. Section 440.105(4)(b)9 of Florida statutes makes it unlawful ...