A voluntary work program for immigrant detainees could end if Washington state minimum wage law is applied to a private prison operator, the Department of Justice said in a court filing.
The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to grant a rehearing of a $23.2 million verdict against Geo Group Inc. for violating the state’s minimum wage law.
A split three-judge panel upheld the jury verdict in January, finding the minimum wage law applies to all employers in Washington state, even federal contractors. GEO Group requested a rehearing last month.
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