October 05, 2020
A private prison operator has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve a class action from employees who claimed they were not paid for the time it took them to clear security before and after their shifts, about two years after a California federal judge rejected an initial settlement offer.
September 13, 2018
A California federal judge rejected a $3 million deal between a private prison operator and employees who claim they weren’t paid for time spent at security checkpoints, saying the parties need to perform a major overhaul of the agreement to win court approval.