The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that an injured worker's immigration status was not the cause of his inability to return to heavy duty work while affirming the 100% industrial loss of use of his left upper extremity.
Case: RDJJ Services Inc. v. Rivera, No. 2020-WC-01095-COA, 06/08/2021, published.
Facts: Margarito Rivera, an undocumented worker, came to Mississippi in 2002 and was hired by RDJJ Services Inc. as a chicken catcher.
According to Rivera, RDJJ gave him a Social Security number to use when he was hired.
RDJJ paid him weekly, initially in cash but then later by check, ...
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