In Ayala v. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. (1976) 54 Cal.App.3d 676, a worker illegally residing in the United States without a work permit was laid-off because he was physically unable to work. (Ayala v. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd., supra, 54 Cal.App.3d at p. 678.) He filed a claim for disability benefits, which was granted and then revoked on the ground his claim was invalid because of his undocumented status and lack of a work permit. (Ibid.) The court determined the worker was entitled to disability benefits because, among other things, part of his compensation had been paid into the program while he was working. (Id. at p. 679.)