Wicker v. South Carolina Department of Corrections

Justice WALLER:

This is a direct appeal from an order of the circuit court which affirmed the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The ALJ held that Respondent, Bennie Wicker, was entitled to be compensated the prevailing wage of $5.25 per hour for the time he was in training for his employment at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (DOC) Division of Prison Industries. We affirm.

FACTS

Wicker, while an inmate at Evans Correctional Institute, participated in the Prison Industries Program. During the first 320 hours of his employment, he was paid .25-.75 per hour; he was…