The presidential frontrunner finally added eight full-time staff to her campaign’s payroll after reports that some politically experienced organizers were unpaid Hillary Clinton has hired eight “summer fellows” as full-time paid staffers, just weeks after the Guardian revealed that the presidential frontrunner’s campaign was using experienced political operatives as unpaid interns. The Clinton campaign is adding 20 full-time field organizers in Iowa, seeking to increase her presence and rally Democrats in the crucial caucus state, which she visited on Tuesday as her team acknowledged fears of...

Politico—Marianne LeVine Is the era of the unpaid internship nearing its end? That question hovers over two cases challenging the legality of the wage-free quasi-apprenticeships long common to many white collar settings. More than 30 cases have been filed on behalf of unpaid interns in the past four years. The two most prominent are Glatt v. Fox Searchlight, known familiarly as the “Black Swan” case, and Wang v. Hearst Corp. Both cases are on federal appeal before New York City’s Second Circuit. Both involve interns who worked for communications companies that offered entree to a glamorous...

foxbusiness.com—By Christina Couch Ever since the "'Black Swan' case," wherein two unpaid interns who worked on Darren Aronofsky's iconic film sued Fox Searchlight Pictures for violating Department of Labor regulations, many companies have made serious changes to their internship programs. While there are less exploitive internship than there used to be (several programs shut down following the fiasco), many still exist, leaving it up to students to do their research. Students must learn to avoid bad internships and to take action if they find themselves in an illegal program. Before starting...

Forbes—Susan Adams This spring luxury shoes and accessories company Salvatore Ferragamo posted an unpaid internship listing on LinkedIn. “Retail Intern for its New York Flagship Store,” it reads. “This position will provide a valuable learning experience for those interested in the day-to-day operations of a luxury goods environment.” Really? “90-95% of the time will be spent on the sales floor working with product, sales associates and answering client questions when possible,” it goes on to say. The interns don’t ring up sales, but instead walk around and presumably try to convince shoppers...