GEO Group To Washington Supreme Court: No Employment Relationship With Detainees

Mealey's (April 19, 2023, 8:32 AM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The owner and operator of a facility for federal immigration detainees filed an appellant brief in the Washington Supreme Court addressing Washington Minimum Wage Act (WMWA) questions certified by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing that its work program is voluntary and that there is no employment relationship created with participants....