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Can Academic Credit Replace a Paycheck? 3 Myths About Unpaid Internships

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Virginia & Ambinder LLP

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It’s that time of year again—the time when thousands of aspiring young professionals take a shot at their dreams by working full-time at a summer internship, many of them unpaid. It is the

Posted in Your Rights: Legal Advice | Tagged college credit for internships, employment rights, intern rights, interns, legal rights for interns, unpaid internship, Virginia and Ambinder | 2 Replies

Dear Employers: Interns Are People Too — A Reaction to the Harper’s Bazaar Intern Lawsuit

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Steph Lippitt

A former intern for Harper's Bazaar has brought up a lawsuit against the magazine because she claims that she was overworked and not given any bit of compensation. Is it wrong for a company to expect interns to behave like entry-level employees without paying them?

Posted in Internship Tips, Resources | Tagged angry, bazaar, employers, Harpers, hearst, intern, internships, Lawsuit, Magazine, magazine internship, rant, recession, tips, unpaid internship, unpaid internships, unpaid work, Xuedan Wang | 17 Replies

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Tag Archives: unpaid internship

Can Academic Credit Replace a Paycheck? 3 Myths About Unpaid Internships

Dear Employers: Interns Are People Too — A Reaction to the Harper’s Bazaar Intern Lawsuit