Lawmakers Urged to Close Anti-Fraud Loophole Used Against Undocumented Workers

A leader in the Florida Senate has promised to review a state anti-fraud law that has led to the arrest of hundreds of immigrant workers, some of whom were charged after filing workers' compensation claims. Miami Republican Sen. Anitere Flores, president pro tempore of the Senate and chairwoman of the Banking and Insurance Committee, told National Public Radio that the Legislature will conduct a review of the anti-fraud provisions under Section 440.105(4)(b). “Legitimate injuries shouldn’t be denied just because the person was an undocumented immigrant,” ...