Kim Kardashian Backs Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers

0:00I'm Cory with the story, and this is your entertainment pulse, entertainment and celebrity news today. Kim Kardashian has thrown her support behind a new bill that would pay incarcerated workers the federal minimum wage. The 45-year-old skims founder endorsed the measure from Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, who reintroduced it this Thursday. The legislation aims to update the Fair Labor Standards Act, ensuring prisoners earn at least the federal minimum wage for their labor. It would also limit big deductions from their pay for things like fees, fines and room and board in prisons. Kardashian got inspired after seeing inmate firefighters battle huge Los Angeles wildfires last year. These workers risked their lives on grueling shifts, much like pros, but made only a couple dollars a day. Many of those firefighters struggle to land similar jobs once released, facing outright bans in some cases. Kardashian calls that, not just unfair, but un-American, building on her vocal push for prison reform over the years.

1:01Booker first floated the bill in 2023, but a hit a snag in a Senate committee. His team points to research, showing inmates pump billions into the economy yearly, yet earned far less than free workers. This story is made possible by our sponsor. Some chase peace, I'll put my head in it, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.