Granados v. Windson Development Corp.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission denying a claimant, an illegal alien, benefits because he misrepresented his immigration status and eligibility for employment in the United States.

Jose Ismael Granados was employed as a carpenter’s helper by Windson Development Corporation (Windson) in January 1995. He speaks Spanish and does not speak or read English. At the time Granados was hired, Cleo Heavener, Windson’s representative, asked Granados to provide his “social security card” and one other…