State Supreme Court Says Undocumented Workers Can Get Comp Benefits

The Nevada Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision that undocumented workers are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits despite being employed illegally. The high court’s Thursday ruling in Associated Risk Management v. Ibanez backs a previous district court decision denying a petition for judicial review filed by a claims administrator that argued Nevada immigration laws barred undocumented workers from receiving comp benefits. A three-justice panel said that though hiring undocumented workers is illegal, there is no state law that prevents them from r...