Lawmakers to Consider Barring Comp for Undocumented or Intoxicated Workers

New Jersey lawmakers are again considering a bill that would block many undocumented immigrants from receiving workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits. Lawmakers are also set to take up a measure that would bar workers' compensation benefits for employees who are intoxicated when they’re injured. SB 1521, introduced Tuesday and sent to the Senate Labor Committee, states that certain noncitizens who are in the U.S. without lawful status would be ineligible for wage-replacement benefits typically available under state workers' compensation law and to employees...