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Article

9 Oct 2013

Author:
Emily Jane Fox, CNN Money (USA)

Unpaid Interns Not Protected From Sexual Harassment [USA]

Unpaid interns don't get wages and benefits. It turns out, they're also not protected from sexual harassment. A New York federal district court ruled last week that Lihuan Wang, an intern at a TV broadcaster named Phoenix Satellite Television U.S., could not bring a sexual harassment claim under New York human rights laws because she was not paid, and therefore not considered an employee…So far, only one state, Oregon, has broadened out the standards for harassment to protect unpaid interns. The state passed a law in June that extends such protections to all interns, whether they're paid or not…[Also refers to Condé Nast, Fox Entertainment (part of News Corporation), Fox Searchlight Pictures (part of Fox Entertainment), Hearst, News Corporation]