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truedelphi

(32,324 posts)
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 05:24 PM Jun 2013

A bit of good news for employment and money

Apparently, unpaid interns have taken to the courts to get restitution for their services. And judges are agreeing that not being paid for work is mere slavery.

Whether this works out for money in the pockets of those plaintiffs taking up such lawsuits or not, I don't know. Often it is the attorney(s) that profit when matters are taken into court.

But in any event, here is one link to what is going on:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/06/ungrateful-unpaid-interns-sue-gawker-and-nick-denton/66504/

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