Aram Zucker-Scharff

Unpaid Intern Is Ruled Not an Employee, Not Protected From Sexual Harassment:

Because unpaid interns are not €œemployees€ by law, they’€™re not protected by certain labor laws

Unpaid intern? Congratulations, in addition to getting the privilege of doing work without getting paid for it, you also can enjoy being sexually harassed with no recompense. 

Oh and the 1964 Civil Rights Act doesn’t apply either, so have fun being discriminated against.

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