A Forsyth County judge has sent a landscaper’s case against gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson back to the workers’ compensation board.
Facundo Ortega slipped and injured his back while working on property in Forsyth County owned by Jackson who is in a runoff campaign with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. At issue is whether Ortega is owed workers’ compensation benefits.
EARLIER STORY. POSTED MAY 18: A Forsyth County judge has 20 days to issue a ruling in a case involving GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson. Landscaper Facundo Ortega is fighting for benefits after he suffered an injury on Jackson’s Forsyth County estate. Court records show Jackson – who wants to crack down on illegal aliens – didn’t vet the work status properly for those on his own property. But Jackson’s attorney tells the AJC “The suggestion that Richard Jackson was up to something nefarious in this matter is completely inappropriate, improper and untrue.”
Jones has been attacking Jackson over the issue.