Recently, unpaid interns have filed suits against Hearst Corp., Fox Searchlight Inc., and the "Charlie Rose" show. In addition, an intern paid a stipend filed a class action suit against his employer.

Over 40% of interns are unpaid in the US, according to the 2021 Internship & Co-op Survey Report. Insider reviewed jobs posted on recruiting app Handshake, and found 523 unpaid internships.

Here's more fuel for the fiery debate over unpaid interns: It turns out they're also not protected from sexual harassment. A New York federal district court ruled last week that Lihuan Wang, an ...

The number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading officials to worry that employers are illegally using interns for free labor. Skip to content Skip to site index.

Unpaid internships, according to Franklin, are more common in "creative" fields such as film, fashion and politics. "People whose parents are wealthy can work hard to get ahead, ...

NACE_Internships_Jobs_2013.JPG. The results were even worse when it came to salary. Among students who found jobs, former unpaid interns were actually offered less money than those with no ...

But 47 percent of U.S. interns were unpaid in 2022, creating tough decisions and disparities for many. Washington Post reporter Kelsey Ables joins John Yang to discuss her reporting on this issue.

Over 1 million Americans a year work as interns. About half of them are unpaid. Alex Footman was among them, working for the film Black Swan. "This really just seemed like I was just working and ...

Unpaid interns are getting a raw deal. On top of working for no pay, they're far less likely than paid interns to get a full-time job offer after the internship ends, according to a survey by the ...

For this reason, only offering unpaid internships to interns receiving course credit is the conservative (and very often advisable) route to go. Resources SHRM: Tips on When Interns Should Be Paid ...