Calif. High Court Answers 9th Circuit Question, Finds Inmate Class Not Owed Wages

( April 23, 2024, 1:06 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A class of nonconvicted inmates in a California county jail who perform services for a for-profit company that supplies meals have no claim for minimum wages and overtime under current state law, the California Supreme Court ruled April 22, answering a question certified by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an interlocutory appeal....