April 25, 2024
The California Supreme Court's ruling that pretrial detainees are not entitled to minimum wage and overtime while working in jail was a textualist decision that sidestepped questions of employee and conviction status, experts said.
April 17, 2023
A California federal judge barred two former detainees from leading a wage action against the county and prison labor contractor they allege forced them to work without any pay, with the judge citing their unexcused failure to attend depositions.