August 24, 2016
The tasks performed by a proposed class of interns at various Hearst magazines provided beneficial academic experience and exposure to hands-on training and do not meet a level of employment requiring compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.
March 18, 2016
Hearst Corp. urged a New York federal court Friday to nix former interns' putative class action, saying that unlike the more complex Fox interns' wage-and-hour suit, this one is an "easy case" in which Hearst interns clearly weren't employees expecting compensation.
March 07, 2016
Former Hearst Corp. magazine interns who are suing the publisher over unpaid wages fought to keep alive their putative class action Friday in New York federal court, insisting they received almost no educational benefit from their internships.
February 01, 2016
Hearst urged a New York federal court Friday to toss a suit brought by former magazine interns over unpaid wages, saying the internships benefited the interns — not the company — and that they did not constitute employment relationships under a recent standard laid out by the Second Circuit.
November 26, 2013
The Second Circuit accepted two appeals Thursday that could shed light on the standard for determining if unpaid interns qualify as "employees" under wage-and-hour laws, agreeing to hear challenges to class certification decisions from Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and former interns who sued Hearst Corp for wages.
June 28, 2013
A New York federal judge on Thursday gave the green light to former unpaid interns bringing a wage-and-hour suit against Hearst Corp. to appeal his ruling denying them class certification, saying the Second Circuit could also provide clarity for other pending intern suits.
May 30, 2013
Former Hearst Corp. interns suing the publisher for unpaid wages asked a New York federal court Wednesday to permit immediate appeal of its order denying them class certification, saying the Second Circuit should weigh in on whether the unpaid interns are employees under federal and state law.
May 09, 2013
A recent ruling denying class certification to unpaid interns bringing state wage law claims in a high-profile lawsuit against Hearst Corp. may stem the tide of litigation over internship programs, attorneys said Thursday, but they cautioned that employers using interns must still structure their programs carefully to avoid getting hit with costly suits.
May 08, 2013
A New York federal judge rejected a bid for class certification Wednesday from former Hearst Corp. unpaid interns who accused Hearst of violating minimum wage and overtime laws, applying the landmark Dukes ruling and holding that a uniform unpaid internship policy wasn't enough to justify class treatment.
April 23, 2013
The New York federal judge overseeing former Hearst Corp. interns' putative class action refused Tuesday to rule that the company willfully violated the law by failing to pay them or that the plaintiffs were entitled to double damages under state and federal wage laws.