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Internships
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Michigan Employment Law Advisor
To Be or Not to Be … An Employee – Second Circuit Expected to Answer Question of When an Intern is an Employee
By Jason Shinn
Is an intern an employee? This question is expected to be answered in the coming weeks - at least for employers in the Second Circuit. Specifically, the Federal Court of Appeals…
Employment & Labor
Why Macklemore’s Internship is a Legal Mess Waiting to Happen
Last Thursday, popular rapper Macklemore announced that his company Macklemore LLC would be offering a merchandising internship. But is the Northwest rap star opening himself up to labor law violations?…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Live From New York – It’s The Second Circuit (Unpaid Intern Case)!
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Co-authored by Robert S. Whitman and Adam J. Smiley The Second Circuit heard arguments this morning in two cases that raise critical issues for the fate of internships in for-profit businesses:…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Unpaid Internship Showdown at the Second Circuit
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Co-authored by Robert S. Whitman, Nadia S. Bandukda, Adam J. Smiley, and Jade Wallace The Super Bowl isn't the only major showdown coming this weekend. On Friday morning, a three-judge Second…
GT TechVenture Views
Interns – Pay Now, or Pay Later
Written By Natasha Wilson and Sumaya Ellard. Unpaid summer internships have seemingly always provided mutual benefit to both employers and interns. Interns have the opportunity to gain experience, build relationships,…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Intern-Employee FLSA Case Dismissed Because Clinical Experience Is Not “Work”
In Atkins v Capri Training Center, in the District of New Jersey, Judge Susan Wigenton considered a Motion to Conditionally Certify a Collective Action. Capri was a for-profit corporation that…
Clinical Law Prof Blog
Generation U
Last week, The Economist published an article called "Generation i." The “i” was not a capital “I”—a reference to self-centeredness, a characteristic we often assign to the next generation coming…
Wage & Hour Insights
Department of Labor Brief Provides More Guidance on Interns
In the past, we’ve explained the DOL’s test for whether employers must pay their interns. Put simply, public employers and qualifying not-for-profit entities do not have to pay their interns.…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Webinar Review – Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program
By: Jeffrey M. Landes and Susan Gross Sholinsky The presentation slides and the recording for the webinar - Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program - are now accessible for…
Workforce Bulletin
Webinar Review – Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
By: Jeffrey M. Landes and Susan Gross Sholinsky The presentation slides and the recording for the webinar - Creating and Maintaining a Lawful Internship Program - are now accessible for…