Justices Seek Government View in GEO Detainee $1-a-Day Pay Case

The US Supreme Court wants the federal government’s input as the justices weigh whether to hear GEO Group Inc.'s bid to toss a $23.2 million state minimum wage verdict for immigration detainees.

The private prison operator argues the case turns on whether its involvement in the federal immigration facility allows Washington state to treat detainees as employees under state pay laws. The Supreme Court called for the views of the US solicitor general on Monday.

GEO, which runs immigrant detention centers for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, recently went before the justices in pursuit of a quick appeal in a ...