March 30, 2026
A group of detainees who performed kitchen work in California county jail can't snag class certification in their suit accusing the county and a correctional services company of forcing them to work without pay, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
April 25, 2024
The California Supreme Court's ruling that pretrial detainees are not entitled to minimum wage and overtime while working in jail was a textualist decision that sidestepped questions of employee and conviction status, experts said.
April 17, 2023
A California federal judge barred two former detainees from leading a wage action against the county and prison labor contractor they allege forced them to work without any pay, with the judge citing their unexcused failure to attend depositions.