Noting that "people are not in prison for the purpose of enabling them to earn a living," the Seventh Circuit denied the prisoner's claim that his civil rights were violated when he was not paid minimum wage and overtime. The prisoner correctly argued that the FLSA contains no exemption for prisoners. However, the Seventh Circuit opines that "the reason the FLSA contains no express exception for prisoners is probably that the idea was too outlandish to occur to anyone when the legislation was under consideration by Congress."
The case is Sanders v. Hayden, --- F. 3d. ----, 2008 WL 4206842 (7th Cir. Sept. 12, 2008).
The case is Sanders v. Hayden, --- F. 3d. ----, 2008 WL 4206842 (7th Cir. Sept. 12, 2008).
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