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Prisoners Employed by PIA Seek Minimum Wages
Loaded on May 15, 1994
by Mark Merin
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1994, page 13
By Mark Merin
Filed under:
Prison Industries,
Federal Statutory Law,
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Location:
California.
Prisoners who have worked for the California Prison Industries Authority ("PIA") have filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court in Sacramento to obtain minimum wage for their work (now $4.25 per hour) instead of the pittance they now receive. If this case is successful and ...
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