Starting a new internship can be a mix of excitement and nerves. Because an internship is limited in scope and duration, you want to maximize your experience while making a positive impression on your colleagues. To help you succeed in your internship, we’ve gathered some valuable tips from the outgoing class of summer associates at
In February we reported on the growing number of lawsuits brought by unpaid interns against companies they worked with for failure to pay regular and overtime wages. The unpaid interns claim that these businesses treated them like employees. Consequently, the interns argue they should have been paid like employees as required by the federal Fair
Employers have for years utilized unpaid internship programs to give students and recent college graduates a chance to gain work experience. However, since the recession began in 2008, a growing number of unpaid interns have accused their employers of exploiting them.
There are currently several class action lawsuits working their way through the courts that