Topic of the Week
How Interns Are Protected In the Workplace
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Blog of the Week
Independent Unions Are Great—And Proof of Labor’s Broken Institutions
There are heroic union staffers everywhere, but not nearly enough of them.
Thought for the Week
"If the intern performs work that benefits the employer and that would otherwise be performed by a regular employee, it is unlikely to be an internship. Interns are not a way to get free labor."
–Brandon Ruiz, Attorney
List of the Week
from Workplace Fairness
Did you know that:
- 1/3 of internships are unpaid
- interns cannot legally perform the tasks of employees without compensation
Top Five News Headlines
- US to Seek Stronger Labor, Environmental Standards in Asia
- Fraudsters Likely Stole $45.6 Billion from U.S. COVID Unemployment Insurance
- Economists Say These Jobs Will Go First with Rising Unemployment
- Locked Up: the Prison Labor That Built Business Empires
- Labor Shortages Are Still Linked to Covid
