Employer in Salas v. Sierra Chemical Petitions U.S. Supreme Court Review

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review whether an allegedly undocumented worker can sue his former employer for its refusal to rehire him after he got hurt on the job. In June, a divided California Supreme Court said the employer's claim that the worker was not legally eligible to hold a job in the United States was not a complete defense to the worker's claims under the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act. The California court majority said that federal immigration law would bar Vicente Salas from receiving an award of lost-pay damages after his employer discovered ...