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Lackawanna Recycling Center Inmate Labor Class Action
Lackawanna Recycling Center and Lackawanna County Solid Waste Management Authority · Inmate labor at Lackawanna Recycling Center · Ongoing Litigation
About this case
A federal class action alleges that people jailed at Lackawanna Recycling Center were coerced to work at the facility for $5 per day, asserting civil rights and labor-related claims against Lackawanna Recycling Center and the Lackawanna County Solid Waste Management Authority. The matter remains pending after a judge determined in May 2026 that it could proceed as a class action.
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Lackawanna Recycling Center and Lackawanna County Solid Waste Management Authority
- Product or service
- Inmate labor at Lackawanna Recycling Center
- Court case number
- 3:14-cv-01891-RDM
- Case status
- Ongoing Litigation
- Lawsuit type
- Employment
- Reported harm
- Wage Hour
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