Internships, Employment Litigation

Eleventh Circuit Rules Forensic Photography Intern is Not Entitled to FLSA Wages

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/21/2022

On June 9, 2022, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided an unpaid intern who participated in a forensic photography training program was not entitled to wages under the Fair...more

Unpaid Interns and a Lunch Order Gone Bad: Jury Returns FLSA Retaliation Verdict Against Martina McBride’s Production Company

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/27/2020

A February 2020 jury verdict against county music star Martina McBride’s production company highlights – albeit indirectly – the perils of unpaid internship programs and the issues they can cause under the Fair Labor...more

Labor Department Hits the Brakes on Class Actions by Interns

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/10/2018

In yet another blow to Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) precedent, the DOL recently eliminated its six-part test for determining whether interns can be deemed employees for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA),...more

N.Y. Decision May Hinder Early Class Action Settlements

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/5/2018

The decision of the New York Court of Appeals, in Desrosiers v. Perry Ellis Menswear, LLC., and in Vasquez v. Nat'l Sec. Corp., has created a potential obstacle to early class action settlements in cases filed in New York...more

Unpaid Interns Back in the Spotlight: Second Circuit Hands Employers a Win

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 12/22/2017

On December 8, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in favor of Hearst Corporation (“Hearst”) in the Wang v. Hearst Corp intern classification case. The Court addressed the proper...more

Interns Flunk The Class

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/11/2017

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit has upheld summary judgment against magazine interns seeking payment as “employees” under the FLSA. In an end-of-semester decision that may represent the final grade for unpaid interns...more

Rhode Island Superior Court Rules on Job Applicant's Medical Marijuana Use

Littler on 6/15/2017

In a case of first impression in the state, the Rhode Island Superior Court recently ruled an employer is prohibited from refusing to hire a prospective employee because the employee would potentially fail a pre-employment...more

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