December 21, 2023
The Washington Supreme Court said Thursday that civil detainees confined to a privately run facility and working while behind bars are considered employees and entitled to the state minimum wage — a decision that will likely ripple across other cases on the same issue.
March 07, 2023
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday asked Washington's highest court to clarify whether the state's minimum wage law applied to immigrant detainees in a GEO Group facility, calling it a "determinative" issue in GEO's bid to overturn a $23.2 million judgment.
October 06, 2022
Two Ninth Circuit judges on Thursday indicated interest in hearing from the Washington Supreme Court on whether the state's minimum wage law covers detainees at a Geo Group-run immigration facility, but the company argued that input isn't necessary to overturn $23.2 million in judgments against it.