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Immigrant Rights Group Files Lawsuit to Ensure Undocumented\u00a0Workers\u00a0Receive Workers\u2019 Compensation in Michigan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performing some of the most dangerous and essential work, undocumented workers should be able to receive lost wages when recovering from workplace injuries, lawsuit asserts<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the Centro de Derechos de los Inmigrantes de M\u00edchigan<\/a> (MIRC), represented by Public Justice and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice<\/a>, filed a lawsuit to ensure that undocumented immigrants who are injured at work receive workers\u2019 compensation wages in Michigan<\/a>. The lawsuit, filed in the State of Michigan Court of Claims against the Governor of Michigan, challenges the Michigan Court of Appeals\u2019 2003 decision in <\/span>Sanchez v. Eagle Alloy, <\/span><\/i>which lets employers and insurance companies off the hook for failing to compensate undocumented workers injured on the job. The lawsuit states that Michigan\u2019s continued denial of undocumented workers\u2019 access to workers\u2019 compensation wages contravenes Michigan Supreme Court precedent and violates due process. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis lawsuit <\/span>is something that would benefit lots of immigrants so that they treat us like human beings. We should be treated the same whether we are here with documents or not; we should have the same rights,\u201d said Maria, an undocumented farmworker who was injured on the job in Michigan<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s affected me in everything, both economically and emotionally. I am the head of household and if I can\u2019t get lost wages then I can\u2019t maintain my home. Honestly, I felt so devalued and impotent.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMichigan cannot function without the contributions of essential immigrant workers,\u201d said MIRC Staff Attorney Anna Hill<\/strong>. \u201cImmigrants perform some of the hardest, most dangerous, and most essential work that keeps Michiganders housed and fed. They should receive the same protections under the law as other workers and be able to work in conditions that are dignified, fair, and healthy. However, for the past 17 years undocumented workers in Michigan who suffer serious workplace injuries have been unjustly denied workers’ compensation wages while they are recovering.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This challenge seeks to end Michigan\u2019s practice of punishing injured undocumented workers and shielding employers and insurance companies from responsibility.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorkers\u2019 compensation laws exist to protect workers and their families, not to create loopholes for corporations to further exploit working people,\u201d said Public Justice Food Project Litigation Director David Muraskin<\/strong>. \u201cGetting injured at work should never mean losing your income or ability to take care of your family. All working people, regardless of immigration status, should be able to take the time they need to recover from a workplace injury.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of accountability for unscrupulous employers creates a race to the bottom and more dangerous working conditions for all. When undocumented workers are protected, everyone benefits. Ensuring that undocumented people receive lost wages when injured at work would create dignified, fair, and healthy workplaces for everyone.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe state cannot be allowed to continue punishing undocumented workers who suffer workplace injuries,\u201d said John Philo, Legal Director of the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice<\/strong>. \u201cMichigan should join our neighbors in Ohio and Minnesota to ensure all workers have the protections they need to thrive, as essential members of our communities.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forty-three social service, religious, and labor organizations — including the UAW, ACLU of Michigan, and the office of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) — have signed a letter to show their support for Michigan’s undocumented workers who continue to be wrongfully excluded from workers\u2019 compensation wages. On Monday November 1<\/span>st<\/span> the letter was sent to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Director Susan Corbin, and Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency Director Jack Nolish.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 “We, the undersigned immigrant service providers and community-based organizations, urge you to take swift action to ensure that undocumented workers receive the same protections under the law as all workers. Michigan wrongly denies undocumented injured workers lost wages in violation of federal and state law precedents. Michigan and its Workers’ Disability Compensation Agency should follow the law and stop denying wage loss benefits to undocumented workers simply because of their immigration status.”<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The letter is available here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/WCsignonletter<\/a>, and signatures are listed below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACLU de M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oficina Africana de Inmigraci\u00f3n y Asuntos Sociales <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

African Caribbean Chamber of Commerce<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AMANDLA<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red de Solidaridad con los Inmigrantes de Berrien<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro de Servicio de la Comunidad del Caribe<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCSEM\/ La Casa Amiga Legal Clinic and Community Programs<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congreso de Comunidades<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13)<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detroit Disability Power<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corporaci\u00f3n de Desarrollo Hispano de Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comit\u00e9 de Servicios para Inmigrantes de la Fuerza de Tarea de Inmigraci\u00f3n de Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jud\u00edos de Detroit por la Justicia <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro de Justicia de Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freedom House Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro Hispano de del Oeste de M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acci\u00f3n Interreligiosa del Suroeste de M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consejo Interreligioso por la Paz y la Justicia<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro Isl\u00e1mico de Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro de Defensa de la Justicia y la Paz<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equipo Meta Paz<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro de Derechos de los Inmigrantes de M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liga de M\u00edchigan para las Pol\u00edticas P\u00fablicas<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan United<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gremio Nacional de Abogados, Secci\u00f3n de Detroit y M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junta de Comisionados del Condado de Oakland, Distrito 14 <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oficina de la Concejala Casta\u00f1eda-L\u00f3pez <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Michigan por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pax Christi M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iglesia Congregacional United Church of Christ de Pilgrim, San Jos\u00e9<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scheff & Washington, P.C.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visi\u00f3n Ambiental del Suroeste de Detroit<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centro de Inmigrantes y Refugiados del Suroeste de Detroit <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO M\u00c1S EXTRA\u00d1OS<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telamon Corporation<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UAW \u2013 El Sindicato Internacional, Trabajadores Unidos del Autom\u00f3vil, Aeroespacial y de Implementos Agr\u00edcolas de Am\u00e9rica<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFW Foundation<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iniciativas de Barrios Urbanos <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voces<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santuario Congregacional de Washtenaw<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coalici\u00f3n Interreligiosa de Washtenaw por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cap\u00edtulo del Gremio Nacional de Abogados de Wayne State<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nosotros El Pueblo de M\u00edchigan<\/span> <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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