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Detainees’ Forced Labor Claim Against GEO Class-Certified
Loaded on April 10, 2018
by David Reutter
Filed under:
Retaliation,
Prison Labor,
Retaliatory Discipline,
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Location:
Colorado.
by David Reutter
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the certification of two subclasses in litigation alleging that GEO Group violated federal forced labor and Colorado unjust enrichment laws at its Aurora, Colorado, immigrant detention center.
The complaint alleged GEO implemented two programs that are at the heart of ...
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