Workers comp for illegal immigrants may end
State senator’s bill targets undocumented workers.

By Laura A. Bischoff, Columbus Bureau
Updated 1:42 AM Saturday, March 27, 2010

COLUMBUS — Undocumented immigrants injured on the job would no longer get workers compensation benefits in Ohio, if pending legislation becomes law.

State Sen. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, said he was surprised to learn that the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation doesn’t ask whether an injured worker is legal or illegal before cutting a check for benefits — something he deemed a “shameful practice.â€