Employer Entitled to Suspend Benefits to Undocumented Worker

An employer may cut off payment of disability benefits to an undocumented worker whose lost earning power is due to his immigration status instead of the residual effect of his injury, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday.The appellate court's decision in Ortiz v. WCAB (Rodriguez), No. 446 C.D. 2012, is the latest in a series of cases across the country that address when, and if, a worker's ability to obtain legal employment in the United States should affect his rights under workers' compensation laws.Eleazar Ortiz had worked for Rodriguez General Contractors ...