The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider a question about whether federal law preempts workers' compensation law for illegal aliens.The high court on Monday denied Vaughan Roofing and Sheet Metal's petition for certiorari, which had asked the court to consider whether the Immigration and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) preempts states' workers' compensation awards to illegal aliens. A Louisiana appellate court had determined that Vaughan Roofing, a statutory employer, was one of three defendants liable for an undocumented employee's workers' compensation award. The employee,...
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