The legal ramifications of hiring unpaid interns in New York and elsewhere are making many businesses sit up and take notice. Two former interns suing Condé Nast Publications have the corporate community in an uproar with rumors of doom and gloom and lawsuits to come as unpaid interns begin challenging
In July 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that amended the New York State Human Rights Law to protect unpaid interns throughout the State of New York and provide them with the same state law protections against discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace that paid employees are afforded. The
Most unpaid internships are illegal. Most unpaid internships are illegal. So if you are working for free, you might be entitled to considerably compensation. Below is an article describing the test set forth by the Second Circuit (federal court of appeals for NY, CT and VT). If you are working
In almost all circumstances, unpaid internships in Ohio violate federal wage and hour laws. Unpaid internships in Ohio are typically unlawful because these often violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is the federal law regulating payment of wages in the United States. In order for an unpaid
