A roofing accident left a new immigrant paralyzed. Tracking down his employer took ‘detective’ work.

A roofing accident left a new immigrant paralyzed. Tracking down his employer took ‘detective’ work.

Reading Time: 8 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story An undocumented construction worker was paralyzed after falling through a roof in Madison in 2023 while working for contractors that lacked Wisconsin worker’s compensation insurance. He waited for months in a hospital while attorneys and state investigators determined who would be held responsible — a common consequence of informal employment arrangements. Wisconsin’s Uninsure…