Mealey's (August 30, 2023, 11:16 AM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — Federal immigration detainees who participate in a work program are employees within the meaning of the Washington Minimum Wage Act (WMWA), the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) argues in an amicus brief filed in the state’s highest court addressing questions certified by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a wage-and-hour class dispute....