Plaintiffs v Corrections Corporation of America
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.
Eligible employees will reportedly receive about $100 for each year they worked for the company, from December 2005 through February 2009.
The attorney for the employees, Brendan J. Donelon of Kansas City, had no comment on the decision to unseal the agreement, but he said he was satisfied with the results of the lawsuit.
A separate case is pending against the company covering employees the company had allegedly misclassified as managers and who should have received overtime.
For more information please contact:
Brendan J. Donelon
802 Broadway St
Kansas City, MO 64105-1598
(816) 221-7100
