Washington Detention Center Operator Responds To Amici In Employment Class Dispute

(September 13, 2023, 7:24 PM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The owner and operator of a Tacoma, Wash., detention center accused by immigration detainees of failing to pay them sufficient wages for participation in a work program filed an answer in the Washington Supreme Court, arguing against amicus briefs supporting arguments by the detainees and addressing questions certified by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a wage-and-hour class dispute....