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When a legally employed minor is injured in the course of employment, the workers compensation insurance mechanism functions in the same fashion as in any employee injury situation. That is, the insured minor is eligible for all benefits prescribed by the state's workers compensation law, to be paid by the employer's workers compensation insurance. However, when illegally employed minors are injured in the course of employment, employers can find themselves in difficult situations regarding insurance coverage, particularly when the employer has knowingly permitted the illegal employment.

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