EMPLOYMENT LAW — FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT — FOURTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT DETAINED IMMIGRANT WORKERS ARE NOT “EMPLOYEES ” UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. — Ndambi v. CoreCivic, Inc., 990 F.3d 369 (4th Cir. 2021).

The article discusses the case of Ndambi v. CoreCivic, Inc.,topics include where the Fourth Circuit upheld that detained immigrant workers are not considered "employees" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court's decision ignored the changing landscape of immigration detention, which has become largely privatized and for-profit, and conflicted with the FLSA's goals of protecting worker welfare and industries from unfair competition. .