Wage and Hour, Unpaid Interns, Employment Policies

Unpaid Internships: The Line Between Learning and Labor

Woods Rogers on 5/8/2025

With warmer days ahead, many individuals are eager to grow their skills and build their resumes. If you’re planning to bring on summer interns, it’s the perfect time for a quick reality check: are your interns a benefit or...more

Top 5 Employment Law Mistakes For Start Ups to Avoid

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth on 8/31/2022

Congratulations on your new business! While you have many things on your mind, it is important to remember that you are subject to California employment laws. As you likely already know, these laws are some of the most...more

The Employment Law Authority - January/ February 2018

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/6/2018

Between September 26, 2017, when for the first time in nearly a decade Republicans controlled the majority at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and December 16, 2017, when Chairman Philip Miscimarra’s term expired...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - July 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/28/2015

New Amendments Clarify California Paid Sick Leave - This month, the California Legislature enacted AB 304, an urgency measure that became effective on July 13 and provides much needed clarity on various aspects of...more

Connecticut Extends Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Protections to Unpaid Interns

Littler on 6/25/2015

On June 22, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law a new statute that extends workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation protection to unpaid interns. Historically, it was unclear whether an...more

When Mediation Makes Sense: A Win for Employers and Employees

JAMS on 5/7/2014

A recent article in the New York Times discussed a new law giving unpaid interns in New York the right to sue if they are harassed or discriminated against by an employer. The legislation takes effect in June, a time of year...more