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Unpaid internships are facing new scrutiny from colleges, state lawmakers –- and even the White House, which announced its interns this fall will be paid for the first time to help remove ...
In the first ruling of its kind, a judge decided last week that two unpaid interns at Fox Searchlight were legally employees, and should have been paid. What does this mean for the future of the ...
Two unpaid interns who worked on the set of "Black Swan'" had sued the studio, and last week, the judge ruled in their favor, saying that Fox Searchlight should have paid the interns since they ...
By Lauren Berger Are unpaid internships dead or more popular than ever? Are they a waste of time or the best use of time? The debate has been going on for years, but last week, a court ruling was ...
Critics of internships criticize the practice of requiring certain college credits to be obtained only through unpaid internships. [21] Depending on the cost of the school, this is often seen as an unethical practice, as it requires students to exchange paid-for and often limited tuition credits to work an uncompensated job. [22]
A recent article in the New York Times about the growth of unpaid internships has spurred an interesting debate among many people -- one that mirrors conversations I have with students almost ...
In November 2011, The Guardian newspaper reported that Interns Anonymous uncovered internal guidance that revealed that the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills had been warned by their own lawyers that the majority of unpaid interns were 'workers' according to the National Minimum Wage Act and therefore due the National Minimum Wage.
I read Ross Perlin's recent editorial in The New York Times, "Unpaid Interns, Complicit Colleges," with great interest and not a small bit of dismay. As an employment lawyer who has represented ...