Legal Opinion
McMaster v. Minnesota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1994No. 93-2502PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether inmates of state correctional facilities are entitled to be paid the federal minimum wage established under the Fair Labor Standards Act for work performed inside those facilities as part of a prison industries program. The district court held that the inmate-plaintiffs are not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act and have no right of action under the Ashurst-Sumners Act, and dismissed their complaint.
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Minnesota law authorizes the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish and operate…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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