· Great Falls Tribune · By John S. Adams · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Great Falls Tribune examines HB 71, a bill intended to bar unauthorized workers from wage-loss and medical benefits after workplace injuries. Shahid argues that the measure would create a financial incentive to place undocumented workers in dangerous jobs, while other attorneys explain that excluding them from workers' compensation would reopen employers to negligence lawsuits.
The article grounds the debate in the scale of the alleged problem: out of more than 8,000 State Fund claims in 2010, only eight required additional validation because a Social Security number did not match.