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ICE Detention Center to Pay $100K Settlement in Landmark California Case
The company will improve disease-control plans and stop contesting a ruling that immigrant detainees are covered by state labor law.
- The Florida-based GEO Group settled a landmark case with California regulators this week, agreeing to pay more than $100,000 and draft disease control plans for 12 detention facilities.
- California Division of Occupational Safety and Health levied $104,510 in fines against the GEO Group in 2023, citing six violations after detainees reported lacking proper training and protective gear while cleaning for $1 per day.
- Early last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board ruled that detainees participating in work programs qualify as 'affected employees' entitled to workplace safety protections under California law.
- GEO withdrew its legal challenges as part of the agreement, committing to draft aerosol transmission plans for 12 secure facilities and ensure detainees receive necessary personal protective equipment.
- New federal standards released last month by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claim detainees are not employees, a position Attorney Mariel Villarreal suggested may reflect GEO Group strategy in response to state enforcement.
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ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private immigration detention company GEO Group has settled a landmark case over conditions in one of its Central Valley detention facilities. It has agreed to pay more than $100,000 over allegations the company failed to keep detained immigrants safe when they worked […]
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