$1,000,000. That is the big number that may be on the table if you were a passenger during an active Uber or Lyft trip. Your boss does not control that money, and your immigration status does not wipe out your right to make a West Virginia injury claim.

Before you know that, you stay scared. You miss treatment. You keep quiet. You let the insurer stall while your boss in Clarksburg talks big about "calling immigration" if you file anything or miss shifts.

After you know it, the picture changes fast.

If you were just a passenger, you can usually make a claim against whoever caused the wreck: the rideshare driver, the other driver, and in many rideshare cases the app's up to $1 million liability coverage applies while the trip is in progress. If spring potholes, frost heaves, or broken pavement on roads around Clarksburg, U.S. 50, or I-79 played a role, that gets investigated too. The insurance fight is about fault and coverage, not your papers.

Your boss also does not get to approve your claim. Auto injury claims go through insurers and, if needed, court. In West Virginia, the deadline to file most personal injury lawsuits is 2 years from the crash date.

If your boss threatens deportation, cuts hours, or starts pushing you out after you report injuries or need time off, start saving proof:

• texts, voicemails, schedule screenshots
• pay stubs showing reduced hours
• write down dates, names, and exact words used
• keep your crash report number from Clarksburg Police or the West Virginia State Police

The raw truth: a lot of employers bluff because fear keeps people quiet. ICE is not part of a normal car insurance claim. The insurer cares about the wreck, your injuries, your medical records, and who was at fault. Your boss is trying to scare you away from money that is not his.