Read The Latest Stories on Issues Concerning Unpaid Interns in the News
- March of the interns: good or bad for the economy?
“In numbers up to 2 million strong, the increasingly dominant presence of unpaid or low-paid interns in the workforce is taking much-needed entry level jobs away from salaried employees.” - Prominent Employment Lawyer Advises That Students Can Sue to Get Paid for Past Academic Internships
“ ‘You have the right to make a claim for unpaid wages even if you agreed to be classified as an unpaid intern or trainee,’ said the lawyer, Jeffrey K. Brown, a partner in the New York law firm Leeds Brown Law PC, who has filed state and federal class-action lawsuits seeking to recover pay for former interns at several prominent media companies and fashion design firms.” - Unpaid Intern Lawsuits May Reduce Job Opportunities
“The once commonplace “opportunity” to forego wages in exchange for work experience and connections may no longer be a viable option by the time summer 2014 rolls around. Bottom line: interns will now have to get paid at least minimum wage to wait in lines to get Cronuts for their bosses.” - Michaud: Internships and the American Dream
“Jessica Padron is an American success story: The first in her family to attend college, this 20-year-old University of Nevada student was offered a coveted spot as an intern in the Capitol Hill office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.” - Bank of America intern drops dead after alleged string of brutal 24-hour shifts
“A student and Bank of America intern dropped dead in London, reportedly after working a string of around-the-clock shifts.” - Sony, Columbia sued in NYC over unpaid internships
“A woman who spent a summer working as an unpaid intern has filed a class-action lawsuit in New York against Sony Corporation of America, Sony Music Holdings and Columbia Recording Corp. over wages she says she should have been paid.” - Unpaid Intern Lawsuit Against Atlantic Records And Warner Music Group Tests Legality Of Music Industry Internships
“A former unpaid intern is suing the legendary music label after claiming he was required to work full-time for eight months, sometimes up to 10 hours a day, without pay.“