Sylvester Owino, et al v. CoreCivic, Inc.

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Case Number:

21-55221

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3890 Other Statutory Actions

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  1. February 21, 2023

    3 Developments To Watch On Detainee Employee Rights

    Momentum is building around the wage rights of incarcerated workers. Here Law360 explores three recent decisions on whether such workers should be considered employees.

  2. January 04, 2023

    ICE Detainees' Forced Labor Class Cert. To Await High Court

    The Ninth Circuit paused its mandate upholding class certification for immigrant detainees who alleged forced labor and inadequate pay at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-contracted detention facilities, pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether to take up the case.

  3. December 21, 2022

    9th Circ. Denies ICE Contractor's En Banc Rehearing Bid

    CoreCivic Inc. has lost its bid to challenge a Ninth Circuit decision upholding class certifications for immigrant detainees accusing the federal contractor of forced labor and inadequate pay, with the circuit judges rejecting the company's request for rehearing.

  4. June 03, 2022

    9th Circ. Upholds Class Cert. In ICE Forced Labor Suit

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday upheld three class certifications in an action brought by immigrant detainees who said they were forced to work against their will and without adequate pay while in private U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-contracted detention facilities.

  5. March 11, 2021

    9th Circ. Lets ICE Contractor Dispute Class Cert. In Wage Suit

    The Ninth Circuit will allow a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement private prison contractor to appeal certification of a class of immigrant detainees who claimed they were forced to clean detention facilities without proper pay under law.