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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Do I Have To Pay My Summer Intern?

As the summer approaches, many businesses will be looking to hire a summer intern. Internship programs can be a great option for both the intern, who has the opportunity to learn new skills, and the employer, who is able to...more

Gray Reed

Paying Elves And Interns!

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Actually, internships may be a good option for Santa’s non-profit operation – so long as he does not pay a stipend or offer any benefits and clarifies whether interns are unpaid volunteers or paid employees. Paying a...more

BakerHostetler

A Tale of Two Interns: The Challenges of Unpaid Internships

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As the number of unpaid interns at healthcare facilities continues to grow, two recent decisions issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York involving claims brought by putative classes of unpaid...more

McAfee & Taft

Hidden costs of interns

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Summertime at the workplace is usually marked by the arrival of eager students willing to work for free in exchange for valuable hands-on work experience and maybe future job references. The offer is enticing, but employers...more

Cole Schotz

Employers Beware: Unpaid Internships May Result in Labor Law Violations

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In the throes of summer internship season, the Honorable William H. Pauley, III, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, issued a recent opinion that will leave many employers revisiting...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

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 first endeavor in the working...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: Hire Unpaid Interns at Your Peril

While Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson have recently brought some attention to the internship position by comically portraying the life of Google interns in the movie The Internship, the U.S. District Court for the Southern...more

Cozen O'Connor

High Profile Decision Deals Blow to Unpaid Internship Programs

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Many companies with unpaid internship programs have been closely watching a case filed by unpaid interns who worked on the film Black Swan, and this week, the outlook turned grim. The U.S. District Court for the Southern...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Work for Free and Maybe Meet a Celebrity? Probably Not a Lawful Internship!

Unfortunately, it may be too late for some employers that have already begun their summer internship programs, but for-profit, private sector employers should be aware that they face a steep barrier when trying to establish...more

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Unpaid Internships may be more costly than you may think

What do fashion designer Norma Kamali, journalist Charlie Rose, Elite Model Management Corporation, and the Hearst Corporation have in common? All have been sued by former unpaid interns, claiming that their unpaid status...more

Gray Reed

GUEST POST: Start-Ups And The Unpaid Internship – The Legal Balancing Act

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As the summer arrives in full force, I am watching a lot of my start-up friends take advantage of the unpaid internship to help with some needed coding, design or marketing projects they haven’t gotten to. ...more

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