Second Circuit sets guidelines for whether unpaid interns should be considered employees
Facts: "Plaintiffs, who were hired as unpaid interns, claim compensation as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law." Pp.1. These unpaid interns worked on either the Black Swan film or at Fox, corporate offices. The allegations are that Fox violated Federal and New York Labor Law, the minimum wage and overtime provisions. Plaintiff Eric Glatt was a NYU graduate who worked (during his graduate program) on the Black Swan film. He did not receive cred
NYC Police Union cannot intervene in NYPD Stop and Frisk Case
The Court of Appeals reviewed and affirmed the District Court’s decision to deny the Police Unions’ motion to intervene pursuant to using an abuse of discretion review in the newsworthy stop and frisk case. Background: On August 12, 2013, after a bench trial that followed plaintiffs’ withdrawal of claims for money damages and claims against individual defendants, Judge Scheindlin issued an order in Floyd v. City of New York, finding that the City had violated the Fourth and F
