Navigating the Workers' Compensation Claims of Non-Citizen Injured Workers Effectively & Confidently

California law entitles undocumented workers to workers' compensation benefits regardless of their legal status. This presentation will cover using false identity documents for employment, complexities of state disability and workers' compensation benefits, pre-existing removal orders, and immigration enforcement. It will also cover strategies for protecting clients' rights during depositions and explore intersections with broader immigration relief options like U Visas and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).

This presentation is for attorneys representing non-citizen claimants in California. The presentation will provide the tools to navigate the challenges faced by undocumented workers seeking workplace injury compensation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify potential immigration-related issues likely to come up during the litigation of the non-citizen's workers' compensation claim
2. Prepare an effective discovery plan to deal with immigration-related issues effectively in a manner that both protects the claimant's rights to benefits while shielding the claimant from negative consequences that may adversely affect the client's immigration case
3. Discuss when the workers' compensation claim may open up or facilitate avenues of relief in immigration law for the injured, non-citizen worker and how to interview your client(s)