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Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees
Source: Reuters
#U.S. SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 / 4:49 PM / UPDATED 22 MINUTES AGO
Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees
Mica Rosenberg
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Washington States Attorney General on Wednesday sued private prison company Geo Group Inc for violating the states minimum wage laws by paying detained immigrants a one dollar a day or less for work they do while in detention at one of the companys federal facilities.
The lawsuit, filed in state court in Tacoma, follows a months-long investigation by the Attorney Generals office that found immigrant detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma who prepared food and did maintenance in the center sometimes only received only snacks for their work.
Geo Group has owned and operated the 1,575-bed facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which holds immigrants awaiting court hearings or deportation, since 2005.
ICEs 2011 National Detention Standards require the company to pay detainees at least $1 per day for their labor.
The lawsuit is seeking, however, to enjoin Geo from paying detainees less than the states minimum wage of $11 per hour.
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Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees
Mica Rosenberg
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - Washington States Attorney General on Wednesday sued private prison company Geo Group Inc for violating the states minimum wage laws by paying detained immigrants a one dollar a day or less for work they do while in detention at one of the companys federal facilities.
The lawsuit, filed in state court in Tacoma, follows a months-long investigation by the Attorney Generals office that found immigrant detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma who prepared food and did maintenance in the center sometimes only received only snacks for their work.
Geo Group has owned and operated the 1,575-bed facility for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which holds immigrants awaiting court hearings or deportation, since 2005.
ICEs 2011 National Detention Standards require the company to pay detainees at least $1 per day for their labor.
The lawsuit is seeking, however, to enjoin Geo from paying detainees less than the states minimum wage of $11 per hour.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-strike/washington-state-sues-over-1-day-wages-paid-to-immigrant-detainees-idUSKCN1BV2XN
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Washington state sues over $1/day wages paid to immigrant detainees (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2017
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Doreen
(11,686 posts)1. Because they are illegal immigrants it easier for them to pull crap like that.
I also think they are going to start doing that with criminals who are American also. I say this because of the plans for privatizing prisons and the plan for building more. They can get away easier with doing that. If you want a job go to prison....there are trumps jobs he is talking about.
KT2000
(20,584 posts)2. Ferguson is really on the ball
Really like him.
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)3. Slave labor
Why on earth did Obama allow this?