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Review laws regarding unpaid internships
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 08/30/2013 16:00:54
- In: Education for Journalism
The end of summer means the end of summer internship programs at media companies around the country. For many of you, it also means it's time to gear up for the next crop of interns, be they fall semester, spring semester or even just summer of 2014; it's never too early to start sorting through candidates.
You might be aware that there has been a significant amount of action regarding unpaid internships, much of it centered on the media industry. ASNE Legal Counsel Kevin Goldberg has reviewed two recent cases decided in federal courts in New York and other lawsuits filed in the same state.
The end of summer means the end of summer internship programs at media companies around the country. For many of you, it also means it's time to gear up for the next crop of interns, be they fall semester, spring semester or even just summer of 2014; it's never too early to start sorting through candidates.
You might be aware that there has been a significant amount of action regarding unpaid internships, much of it centered on the media industry. ASNE Legal Counsel Kevin Goldberg has reviewed two recent cases decided in federal courts in New York and other lawsuits filed in the same state.
This post on his firm's CommLawBlog looks how these cases might change, or reaffirm, a legal landscape with regard to internships and training programs dating back to a 1947 Supreme Court decision. He'll tell you exactly what you need to know about the current state of the law with regard to internship programs and get you thinking about what you might need to do in terms of refashioning your own programs to stay on the right side of the law.