The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled that an admittedly undocumented worker might be able to avoid the exclusive remedy of the comp system if he can prove that his employer had reason to know of his immigration status before his accident.
Case: Herrera v. Phillipps, No. S-13-0243, 09/23/2014, published.
Facts: Enrique Herrera worked as a pipe fuser for Gilligan’s, under the supervision of Robert Phillipps. He suffered severe injuries in June 2007 when a pressurized pipe began whipping out of control and struck him.
Herrera alleged that Gillian's told him it would not submit a workers&#...
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