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UNPAID INTERNSHIPS AND THE NEED FOR FEDERAL ACTION


The Use of Unpaid Interns: Is It Worth the Risk? - Kollman & Saucier

There are more collective actions under the FLSA for unpaid wages than ever before. This past week, for example, a federal judge in New York ...

Lawsuits Could Impact Unpaid Internships in Corporate America

... unpaid interns underscores the importance of the federal protections available to interns ... She and other unpaid interns filed a class action lawsuit in ...

Some Employers May Not Be Able to Afford Unpaid Interns

The recently filed lawsuits may be just a harbinger of what is to come in future employment litigation and may signal a potential trend for class action suits.

The Perils of Unpaid Internships - Illinois State Bar Association

Historically, actions to recover pay were unheard of. Not paying interns was the jaywalking of employment law. Businesses received free labor, while interns got ...

Unpaid Internships Permitted Under New Test

However, because most employers receive at least some benefit from unpaid interns, the DOL's rule would effectively preclude all private sector, ...

Alert: Hiring Unpaid Interns: Federal Court Changes (Some of) the ...

After a 2013 trial, the federal District Court ruled in the intern's favor, citing the Department of Labor's set of six criteria that work ...

After the [Unpaid Interns] of Summer Are Gone - KMK Law

What does this mean for employers? At best the law is unsettled and employers who provide unpaid internships need to exercise caution and ...

Unpaid Interns Win Major Ruling in 'Black Swan' Case — Now What?

As we've reported, internships in the for-profit sector must meet six criteria to qualify to be unpaid under federal minimum wage law. One is ...

Not-So-Equal Protection—Reforming the Regulation of Student ...

Accordingly, unpaid interns, or even interns paid by an entity other than an employer, do not receive workplace discrimination protection. This is particularly ...

Unpaid Interns: Silent No More - The New York Times

The federal law is clear: if internships at profit-making companies are to be unpaid, they must foster an educational environment. (The ...

Call to Action: President Biden Should Fund Internships Across ...

Unpaid internships effectively rig the lowest levels of our economy against the millions of young people who have real financial obligations, ...

Unpaid Interns and the Law | BU Today | Boston University

Harper: The way that the Department of Labor has interpreted the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an unpaid internship is acceptable for public ...

Unpaid Internships: A Thing of the Past? - PeoriaMagazines.com

Recent court decisions have bottom-line implications for businesses.Employers have historically used unpaid interns for a wide variety of reasons, ...

Unpaid Internships: Do They Violate the FLSA? | The National Law

The US Department of Labor (DOL) is cracking down on unpaid internships, finding that few “for-profit” employers can offer such internships without violating ...

Kill the Unpaid Internship - IMDiversity

Unpaid internships actively reinforce the socioeconomic divide among students at elite colleges, many of which already admit more students from ...

New Federal Test Relaxes Standards for Unpaid Internships

At the same time, unpaid internships for public sector and nonprofit charitable organizations, where the intern volunteers are working without ...

You Know Who Else Uses Unpaid Interns? Colleges and Universities

In order to be legal, most internships must not replace paid positions and must also offer significant educational benefits. But the federal ...

Unpaid Internships & The Department of Labor

With certain limited exceptions, every employer must pay eve- ry employee the federal minimum wage. 75 Thus, if interns are employ- ees, they must be paid the ...

Kill the Unpaid Internship - Brown Political Review

Unpaid internships actively reinforce the socioeconomic divide among students at elite colleges, many of which already admit more students from ...

(PDF) The Unpaid Internship: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Legal Issues

This summary of existing research provides several key insights, which are of interest to potential interns as well as educators. For students, the literature ...