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Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., the Feature National Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter, is a leading commentator and expert on the law of workers’ compensation.
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See Campos v. Daisey Constr. Co., 2014 Del. LEXIS 543 (Nov. 13, 2014) [2014 Del. LEXIS 543 (Nov. 13, 2014)]
See generally Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, § 66.03 [66.03]
For a more detailed discussion of the case, see http://www.workcompwriter.com/delaware-employers-inability-to-rehire-undocumented-worker-following-injury-is-its-worry-not-the-workers/
Source: Larson’s Workers’ Compensation Law, the nation’s leading authority on workers’ compensation law.
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