Worker's Immigration Status Didn't Foreclose Industrial Loss of Use Award for Shoulder Injury

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, ...