April 09, 2026
Participants in a Salvation Army rehabilitation program have signaled they will appeal an Illinois federal court's ruling that they were not employees entitled to wages under federal and state law.
April 01, 2026
A Salvation Army rehabilitation program's participants are not employees despite working at least 40 hours per week supporting its thrift stores, an Illinois federal judge ruled, finding they did not expect to be paid and were not economically dependent on the nonprofit.
March 27, 2026
Participants in the Salvation Army's rehabilitation programs who worked at the organization's thrift stores with no pay showed that there is a common question over whether they are employees under state laws, an Illinois federal judge said, signing off on three classes.