September 1, 2009
Private prison firm to give back pay to guards
The largest U.S. private prison firm, in settling a national class-action lawsuit, has agreed to payments worth up to $7 million in back pay and attorney fees for more than 30,000 guards and other employees.
The agreement by the company, Corrections Corporation of America, was approved in February and promptly sealed. But it was unsealed last week in Kansas by U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum.
The guards and other workers had claimed they were regularly required to work off the clock, in violation of federal labor laws…
LINK - KansasCity.com
