WICKER v. S.C. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 25859.

360 S.C. 421 (2004)

602 S.E.2d 56

Bennie WICKER, Respondent, v. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lake Eric Summers, of Vinton D. Lide & Associates, of Lexington, for Appellant.

Bennie Wicker, Jr., of Bennettsville, pro se.


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...

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