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"E" LeeAnneMurray,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellant,MartinLumberCompanyand_TFA_ $ $ SelectiveWorkersCompensationGroup. %!% Brian_Dunigan_,_Goodlettsville_,Tennessee,fortheappellee,JoseSilva. '"'    MEMORANDUMOPINION #XXo #XX T)$) #XX#  _      XT X  _#XX X XTk#XXXX  OnFebruary3,2000,Mr.JoseSilvabeganworkingforMartinLumberCompany.In I+&+ applyingforemployment,hepresentedaSocialSecuritycardandaResidentAlienCardcontaining 2,', hisphotograph.HealsosignedanEmploymentEligibilityCertificationForm. -k(- _ԇ  OnJune23,2000,Mr.Silvabroketwofingersofhislefthandwhileworkingwithapiece  ofwoodatMartinLumber.Hefiledacomplaintseekingworkerscompensationbenefits.Athis  depositionMr.Silvatestifiedthathedidnothaveagreencardandhadnotfiledapetitiontoacquire  legalimmigrationstatus. k   Subsequently,MartinLumberamendeditsanswerinordertoallegeasadefensethatMr. =  Silvashouldbebarredfromreceivingworkerscompensationbenefitsbecausehewasnotalegal & v citizenoralienoftheUnitedStatesandhehadpresentedfalsedocumentstoverifyhisallegedlegal  _ statustoobtainemploymentwithMartinLumber.Attrial,Mr.Silvascounselinstructedhimto  H invoketheFifthAmendmentandnotanswerquestionsastothevalidityofthedocumentationhe  1  usedtoverifyemployment.      ThetrialcourtconcludedthatMr.SilvawasanemployeecoveredbytheWorkers   CompensationActdespitethefactthathisemploymentmayhavebeenillegalduetohis   immigrationstatus.Thetrialcourtalsoconcludedthattherewasnoevidencethatanyfalse n  statementincreasedMr.Silvasriskofworkrelatedinjury.ThecourtfoundthatMr.Silvasustained W  a36%vocationaldisabilitytohislefthandandawarded$13,613.94inbenefits. @   Analysis  b       Reviewoffindingsoffactbythetrialcourtshallbedenovoupontherecordofthetrial 5 courtaccompaniedbyapresumptionofcorrectnessofthefindings,unlessthepreponderanceofthe  evidenceisotherwise.Tenn.CodeAnn.506225(e)(2).Wherequestionsoflawareatissue,  however,appellatereviewisdenovowithoutapresumptionofcorrectness.Peacev.EasyTrucking  Co.,38S.W.3d526,528(Tenn.2001).Issuesofstatutoryconstructionarequestionsoflawto  whichthedenovostandardwithnopresumptionofcorrectnessapplies.Leabv.S&HMiningCo., r 76S.W.3d344,348(Tenn.2002). [ S-} S  #XXXX#gXXXX  TheWorkersCompensationActis aremedialstatutewhichshallbegivenanequitable  constructionbythecourts,totheendthattheobjectsandpurposesofthischaptermaybe i realizedandattained.Tenn.CodeAnn.506116.TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasheld S#XXXgX#XXXX R   S#XXXX7#gXXXX thattheselawsshouldberationallybutliberallyconstruedtopromoteandadheretotheAct's ;! purposesofsecuringbenefitstothoseworkerswhofallwithinitscoverage.Lindseyv.Smith& $"t  Johnson,Inc.,601S.W.2d923,925(Tenn.1980).  #]!  S#XXXgX#XXXX  Theemployerappellantraisesthesoleissueofwhetheranillegalalienwhoobtains I$" employmentbypresentingfraudulentdocumentsmayrecoverworkerscompensationbenefits. 2% # Asstatedinitsbrief,theemployerdoesnotarguethatMr.Silvashouldbebarredfromreceiving &k!$ benefitssimplybecausehewasanillegalemployee.TheTennesseeWorkersCompensationAct 'T"% doesnotcontainaprovisionexcludingillegalaliensfromcoverageundertheAct.j i#  1      #XXXX8#XXXXԀTennessee '=#& CodeAnnotated506102(9)(A)providesthatan [e]mployeeincludeseveryperson,_including (&$' aminor,whetherlawfullyorunlawfullyemployed.....ItiswellsettledthattheActextends  benefitstoemployeesregardlessofthelegalityoftheiremployment._h i#  2      _Ԁ#XXXX!#XXXX  Ѐ#XXXX$#XXXX    MartinLumberarguesthatMr.Silvashouldbebarredfromreceivingworkers k compensationbenefitsbecauseheproducedfraudulentdocumentsregardinghiseligibilityto T workintheUnitedStates.#XXXXk$#XXXXԀInordertoprevailwhenassertingthedefenseoffraudand =  misrepresentationinaworkerscompensationcase,theemployermustsatisfyathreepronged & v test:  _  (03""  ,E1` hp x (#XE   ,H+f f` hp x (#X(#H>'2(  1  )3   f   theemployeemusthaveknowinglyandwillfullymadea>'0(݌  1  Ќ $ Xff` X(#$   XB.` hp x (#XBfalserepresentationastohisphysicalcondition;(2)the    employermusthavereliedthereonandsuchreliance   musthavebeenasubstantialfactorinthehiring;and   (3)theremusthavebeenacausalconnectionbetween   thefalserepresentationandtheinjury. n   XH.` hp x (#X(#HAndersonv.ChattanoogaGen._Servs_.Co.,631S.W.2d380,384(Tenn.1981)(emphasisadded). @   Inthiscase,wefindthattheaboverequirementsarenotmetbecause:1)theemployee b didnotmakeafalserepresentationastohisphysicalconditionand2)therewasnocausal K connectionbetweenthefalserepresentationandtheinjury.Mr.Silvasfalserepresentationdid 4 notincreasehissusceptibilitytoinjury.MartinLumber,therefore,cannotprevailonthe  affirmativedefenseoffraudsoastobarMr.Silvafromobtainingworkerscompensation  benefits.Theevidencedoesnotpreponderateagainstthisfindingofthetrialcourt.        Conclusion  q     Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.Costsaretaxedtotheappellant,MartinLumber. D #XXXX%#   `     h     ___________________________________ " !    `     h     JAMESL._WEATHERFORD_,_SR.J._  #" __XX  @@7 7 INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  SPECIALWORKERSCOMPENSATIONAPPEALSPANEL  #XX1# XXJOSESILVAv.MARTINLUMBERCOMPANY,etal.#XX1#   @@ ChanceryCourtforPutnamCounty   @@No.2001156   @@*AV) ` dE<j` A k  No.M200300490WCR3CVFiledNovember5,2003 d  AV) ` dE<7` A 8       XX#XX04#$4  JUDGMENT XX#XXў4# R   XX#XX5#XX#XXD5#pXXXX  ThiscaseisbeforetheCourtupontheentirerecord,includingtheorderofreferraltothe % SpecialWorkersCompensationAppealsPanel,andthePanelsMemorandumOpinionsettingforth  itsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflaw,whichareincorporatedhereinbyreference.    Whereupon,itappearstotheCourtthattheMemorandumOpinionofthePanelshouldbe y acceptedandapproved;and b   Itis,therefore,orderedthatthePanelsfindingsoffactandconclusionsoflawareadopted 4 andaffirmed,andthedecisionofthePanelismadethejudgmentoftheCourt. m   CostswillbepaidbytheAppellant,MartinLumberCompany,forwhichexecutionmay ? issueifnecessary. (   ITISSOORDERED. !!    `     h     PERCURIAM N% %   #XXXpX5#