In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Mario Arellano, an Employee of L & L Enterprises: L & L Enterprises

DAVIS, Justice.

[T1] Appellant L & L Enterprises challenges a district court order requiring the Wyoming Division of Workers' Compensation to award benefits to its former employee, Appellee Mario Arellano. After he was injured on the job and made a worker's compensation claim, Mr. Arellano turned out to be an alien who was not authorized to be or work in the United States. L & L urges us to find that the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) was correct in denying him benefits, asserting that he is not an "employee" as defined by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-102(a)(vii) (LexisNexis Supp. 2014)…