Majlinger v. Cassino Contracting Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Prudenti, P.J.
This appeal requires us to decide whether a New York court’s award of damages for lost wages to an undocumented alien injured in a workplace accident is preempted by federal immigration policy. We hold that an employer, general contractor, or property owner whose negligence or violation of New York’s workplace safety statutes causes injury to a worker may not avoid liability for the worker’s lost wages by virtue of the worker’s status as an undocumented alien. Such a rule is not only compatible with, but furthers, Congress’s policy of deterring the hiring of…
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