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Elder Law Prof Blog
Risk & Resiliency Internship Project-NYC Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC)
By rmorgan
The blog post from the NYCEAC on September 12 discussed a very cool project, the Risk and Resiliency Project (RRIP) that NYCEAC does with the Legacy Project. The internship allows…
Wage & Hour Law Update
More and More Interns Seeking Allegedly Unpaid Wages
Presumably buoyed by the district court ruling in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 82079 (S.D.N.Y. June 11, 2013), a number of copy-cat lawsuits have been…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
New Hope for Hearst Interns Seeking Class Status
Authored by Robert Whitman The lawsuit against Hearst Corporation on behalf of interns who claim they should have been paid as employees got a jolt of life last week when…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
It’s Summertime: Should You Be Paying Your Interns?
Now that summer is here and the interns have arrived, it is important to consider whether your interns should be paid. A New York District Court has recently issued a…
Louisiana Law Blog
Spotlight Shines on Liability for Unpaid Internships
A few weeks ago, in a piece entitled “Thorny Roses: Interns and Potential Wage Liability”, I wrote about PBS talk show host, Charlie Rose, and his production company’s $250,000 settlement…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
Unpaid Internships May Cost Your Business Dearly in the Long Run
Summer has finally arrived. While many of us will soon become consumed with pool parties, backyard barbeques, and well-deserved vacations, a new crop of summer interns is just beginning their…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Black Swans and Trojan Horses: Why That Internship Program May Not Be Legal
Last week, a federal judge in New York ruled that unpaid interns on the movie "Black Swan" should have been paid for their work, under the Fair Labor Standards Act…
Employment Class Action Blog
The Southern District of New York Rules That Internships Must Be Educational (Unlike the Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson Film of the Same Name)
It has been said that the vast majority of movies coming out of Hollywood these days are “brainless.” Despite that (often accurate) description, there are always a handful of films that…
BeLabor the Point
Court Turns Searchlight on Unpaid Interns in Film and Entertainment Industry
On Tuesday, a federal court judge in New York ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal and state wage laws by not paying production interns. The production interns, Eric Glatt and…
Labor Law Prof Blog
ADAPT Forum on Internships: Internships and Traineeships: Occupational Transition or Exploitation?
Lots of news and cases these days around the world about the plight of unpaid interns. Our friends at ADAPT send us word that they will be holding a forum…