Gov't Backs GEO To Have Full 9th Circ. Mull $23.2M Wage Row

By Irene Spezzamonte · March 21, 2025, 1:38 PM EDT

A Ninth Circuit panel disregarded Congress' wishes when it ordered the GEO Group to pay $23.2 million because it needed to pay detainees in a work program under Washington state's minimum...

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Case Information

Case Title

Ugochukwu Nwauzor, et al v. The GEO Group, Inc.

Case Number

21-36024

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

December 13, 2021


Case Title

State of Washington v. The Geo Group, Inc.

Case Number

21-36025

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

December 13, 2021