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PUPUWEB Blog<p>US Dept. of Labor is investigating Scale AI for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, sources say, dating back to at least August 2024. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScaleAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScaleAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FLSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USDepartmentOfLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USDepartmentOfLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compliance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FairWages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairWages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkplaceJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceJustice</span></a></p>
Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:<p><a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/BaltimoreCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaltimoreCounty</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maryland</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Recycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recycling</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/FLSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLSA</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Prisoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prisoner</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> </p><p>Baltimore Sun: "A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Baltimore County jail detainees could be covered by state and federal labor laws, reversing a previous decision that said work program participants were not entitled to earn minimum wage."</p><p>The working conditions were apparently pretty brutal:</p><p>"The facility became so cold in winter that some inmates resorted to grabbing discarded clothing off the conveyer belt that carried trash and recyclables, according to court documents."</p><p>And they got a bologna sandwich for lunch.</p><p>"A former shift supervisor testified as part of the lawsuit that he sometimes looked the other way when workers ate food scraps that came down the conveyer belt because he was concerned the detainees were not being adequately fed."</p><p>And took jobs away from temporary workers previously employed at the facility.</p><p>"The county could pay incarcerated workers less that private employers doing the same work and could afford to offer cheaper recycling services as a result."</p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/29085581/scott-v-baltimore-county-maryland/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courtlistener.com/docket/29085</span><span class="invisible">581/scott-v-baltimore-county-maryland/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/08/baltimore-county-detainees-court-ruling/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">baltimoresun.com/2024/05/08/ba</span><span class="invisible">ltimore-county-detainees-court-ruling/</span></a></p>
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