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Undocumented worker can collect benefits in Kentucky

Friday, January 14th, 2011 Workers' Compensation

Federal immigration law does not preempt Kentucky workers’ compensation law entitling undocumented workers to receive benefits for work-related injuries. The Kentucky Court of Appeals held that a worker, who was an undocumented alien, was entitled to temporary total disability benefits.


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