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IN RE CLAIM OF FELIX

No. 98-174.

986 P.2d 161 (1999)

In The Matter of The Worker's Compensation Claim of Adrian R. FELIX, An Employee of Brown Enterprises: Adrian R. Felix, Appellant (Petitioner/Claimant), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING WORKERS' SAFETY AND COMPENSATION DIVISION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Sullivan of Sullivan Law Offices, P.C., Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; John W. Renneisen, Deputy Attorney General; Gerald W. Laska, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Bernard P. Haggerty, Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Haggerty, for Appellee.

Before LEHMAN, C.J., THOMAS, GOLDEN, TAYLOR, JJ., and KAUTZ, D.J.

KAUTZ, District Judge.

The Office of Administrative Hearings denied Appellant Adrian R. Felix benefits under Wyoming's workers' compensation law. His appeal presents the issue of whether an alien (a non-U.S. citizen) who is not authorized to work in the United States can be covered by Wyoming's workers' compensation. We hold that an alien who is not authorized to work in the United States is not an "employee" under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-102(a)(vii), and is...

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