Court Opinion

ID: 9701492
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 22:21:06.994793+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:24.131327
License: Public Domain

Justice NIGRO
concurring.
I agree with the majority that Claimant may receive benefits as an illegal alien, that Reinforced Earth does not need to establish that it referred available jobs to Claimant in order for Claimant’s benefits to be suspended, and that this case should be remanded to the WCJ for a determination as to whether Claimant’s benefits should be suspended. Unlike the majority, however, I believe that the Commonwealth Court properly addressed and considered Reinforced Earth’s argument that the court should create a rule barring illegal aliens from receiving benefits based on a public policy against illegal immigration.
Justice SAYLOR joins in the concurring opinion.