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TORRES v. PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 20-5492.

995 F.3d 485 (2021)

Ricardo TORRES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PRECISION INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: James L. Holt, Jr. , Paula J. Jackson , JACKSON, SHIELDS, YESIER, HOLT, OWEN & BRYANT, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Steve Wilson , THE STEVE WILSON FIRM, Memphis, Tennessee, Bryce Ashby , DONATI LAW, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. Marisa Díaz , Christopher Ho , LEGAL AID AT WORK, San Francisco, California, for Amici Curiae.

Before: GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Federal law makes it illegal to employ undocumented aliens, but Tennessee's workers' compensation law still protects them. So if a Tennessee company fires an undocumented employee for filing a workers' compensation claim, the employee can sue for damages. Because of the federal...

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