Virginia & Ambinder in the Press

"Burberry Ltd. is the latest luxury goods peddler to be hit with a class action over wages, with a lawsuit filed in New York on Friday by a former intern who accuses the company of cheating interns out of pay for work that doesn’t provide any academic benefit."

"A former intern for sports marketing giant IMG Worldwide LLC on Thursday filed the latest in a series of putative class actions in New York court that accuse companies of not paying their interns minimum wage for work that doesn't qualify as education or training."

"Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. is the latest high-fashion retailer to be accused of not paying its interns for work that doesn't qualify as education or training, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in New York court."

"Gucci America Inc. is the latest high-fashion retailer to be accused of not paying its interns for work that does not qualify as education or training, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in New York state court."

"A series of high-profile court cases brought by unpaid interns has prompted companies in the US to either drop internship programmes altogether or to move toward paid programmes. Legislatures recently passed new protections, forcing employers to rethink their policies, which could result in better pay and educational experiences for interns."

" MANHATTAN (CN) - A former "Howard Stern Show" go-fer turned a corner in a case against Sirius, as a federal judge conditionally certified a class Friday afternoon."

"Maybe she poured you a cup of hot coffee, right before you rushed off to catch your afternoon train. Maybe you noticed her huddled over an empty table in the station, dozing in the lonesome hours between one shift and another."

"In June, a judge ruled that Maramont Corp. had been violating the city’s living wage law for more than a decade. Yet in August, the city awarded the company with an $82 million contract to supply meals to schools. Mayor de Blasio ordered the Education Department to cancel the contract after the Daily News raised questions about the court ruling."

"After the Court denied plaintiff's motion for class certification, see Enriquez v. Cherry Hill Market Corp., 993 F.Supp.2d 229 (E.D.N.Y. 2013), Magistrate Judge Go directed his counsel to identify any members of the putative class who wished to pursue claims on their own behalf; plaintiff's counsel submitted a list of four names: Javier Roman, Pascual Ajpacaja, Santiago Godinez and Roslin Chavajay."

"Oscar de la Renta LLC on Wednesday became the latest fashion label to be hit with a proposed class action in New York by unpaid interns who claim the company wrongly classified them as exempt from receiving minimum wage payments."

"Judge Caproni issues a decision stating that the firm did an “admirable job” in a case “that was difficult to litigate.”"

"Kyle Grant was still living in a Bronx homeless shelter when he started interning at Warner Music Group (WMG) in August 2012. The gig was unpaid, and he couldn’t afford an apartment of his own after moving out of his girlfriend’s mother’s house, but he took it anyway."