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Yeah, that’s child slave labor.  I wonder how much prison time they’d be eligible for.
In new legal filings, MoDOT says the unborn baby “…Jaxx Jarvis would also fall within the definition of ‘employee.’”
“When I saw that, it was disappointing,” attorney Andrew Mundwiller said.
Mundwiller, who is suing MoDOT on behalf of Anderson’s family, says the claim is MoDOT’s way of evading accountability.
“First of all, it’s illogical. How would somebody who hasn’t even been born yet work for you?” he said. “But if they were to get someone to buy that, then that means your case is dismissed out of St. Louis County, go to the comp system, where they’re going to take a different position, just like they did initially.”
Workers’ comp already denied Anderson’s family claim because Kaitlyn was not married and had no dependents. Mundwiller says workers’ comp will certainly deny an unborn baby.
“What they’re hoping is they don’t pay anything,” he said.
MoDOT did not have a protective truck in place that day, even though it’s a department policy. That’s the focus of a lawsuit that, Kaitlyn’s mom says, MoDOT keeps avoiding.

What an awful way to evade accountability. I feel horrible for the families. 
Some absurd questions for an absurd problem: If the 6mo fetus counts as a state worker, should it not receive compensation — and could MoDOT be held responsible for withholding wages? And if that fetus is considered a state worker, is MoDOT culpable for child labor? >

Unpaid Child Labor.