August 01, 2025
Private prison corporation GEO urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that government contractors have the right to challenge courts' rulings that they are not entitled to derivative sovereign immunity, saying that such denials are collateral orders worthy of an appeal.
July 28, 2025
Federal courts in the latter half of 2025 are expected to decide if government contractors can immediately appeal denials of immunity and scrutinize whether the False Claims Act's whistleblower provision is constitutional, potentially affecting the government's ability to tackle fraud. Here, Law360 previews key disputes that government contractors should have on their radar in the second half of the year.
July 07, 2025
A U.S. Supreme Court look at a private prison operator's assertion of immunity from incarcerated workers' claims, appeals seeking to replace the two-step collective certification process and challenges to U.S. Department of Labor rules are among the wage and hour cases to watch in the coming months. Here’s a look at those ongoing cases.
June 02, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up GEO Group Inc.'s bid for review of a Tenth Circuit decision dismissing the private prison company's immediate appeal of an adverse immunity determination in a forced labor class action.
May 08, 2025
The debate regarding whether incarcerated people who perform work are employees and thus entitled to federal wage and hour protections is set to continue to develop. Listen to Law360 Explores: Subminimum Wage Part 2.