Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruled that an employee who used another person’s identity to obtain a job is still entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after suffering serious injuries in a trench collapse. The worker had applied to MG Dyess, Inc. using another real person’s name, date of birth, address and Social Security number. The employer ran that identity through E-Verify, which confirmed the named person was cleared to work. Although the employer argued that identity fraud voided the employment contract, the Board found Tennessee law covers workers regardless of lawful employment status. 

Read More Here.