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The state of Virginia has decided to provide partial benefits to illegal aliens when they get injured but not complete benefits. The illegal alien has a problem when he is injured. His employment contract is illegal. A few years ago the Virginia Supreme Court said an illegal alien could not receive any workers compensation benefits when he was injured.

The above court ruling created a different problem. If illegal aliens could not recover workers compensation benefits, then why couldn't they sue their employers for their injuries. The business interests in Virginia decided they would rather provide partial workers compensation then be open to lawsuits from aliens.

The state of Virginia decided in light of this problem to provide partial workers compensation benefits to illegal aliens. An illegal alien in Virginia (if injured on the job) can obtain medical benefits and compensation. However, the alien can only receive compensation if he or she is totally disabled.

The illegal alien cannot receive any compensation once the alien is released for some form of light duty work. The rationale for this is that the illegal alien cannot work legally in Virginia so no light duty work can be offered to the alien.

By provided partial compensation remedies to aliens, employers in Virginia are protected from job injury lawsuits by illegal aliens.

IN SUMMARY, yes, the alien can receive some benefits in Virginia but the illegal alien does not receive the full range of compensation benefits that is available to a citizen in Virginia.