Harrassing Interns Perfectly Legal!
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James Joyner | Monday, December 8, 2008 |
A court has ruled that sexual harassment of unpaid interns is not a violation of Title VII because people who aren’t paid aren’t employees under the law. Eugene Volokh has more.
It’s also true that treating interns as slaves doesn’t violate the 13th Amendment since, technically at least, interns volunteer for their servitude.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Comments
Heh. Someone tell Hillary... she coulda saved herself a lot of trouble, if she knew it was all legal.
"unplaid interns"
So striped interns are right out. Got it.
Posted by Dantheman | December 8, 2008 | 01:36 pm | Permalink
"unplaid interns"
That was a great Steve Martin flick, Dead Interns Don't Wear Plaid.
Posted by Brian | December 8, 2008 | 01:39 pm | Permalink
Ye may be able to harrass us legally... but ye'll ne'er take our FREEDOM.....
(OK, sorry)
Even more awesome because I'm in the process of hiring interns now.
Posted by Ryan Brenizer | December 9, 2008 | 12:16 am | Permalink
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