University Goes To School On Internship Database

This blog has often reported on the rise of unpaid internship lawsuits.  (See here and here.)  These suits have been driven by an aggressive plaintiffs’ bar that smelled opportunity based on a number of convenient facts:  many employers have an internship program, formal or informal; many interns are unpaid, or if paid work enough hours so that their effective hourly rate is below minimum wage; federal and state agencies are increasing their scrutiny of suspected wage violations; and every unpaid intern is a potential client. Add to the mix the continuing weak job market, especially for new college graduates who are willing to work for free or sub-minimum pay to get a foot in the door with potential employers, and you have the recipe for a burgeoning trend of wage-hour litigation.

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