Are Unpaid Internships Still Legal? Here's Why The Law Is Fuzzier Than Ever

A game-changing intern lawsuit against Fox Searchlight is finally ending, but don't expect legal clarity anytime soon.

Eric Glatt just wanted to change careers. He ended up changing the national conversation on unpaid internships. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Glatt left a job at AIG on Wall Street to pursue his dream career in the film industry. At 40, he landed a coveted internship on the set of Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, where he did administrative and clerical work for no pay.



"I decided to get trained up, suffer some of the blows to my ego, start at the bottom, and do what it takes," Glatt tells Fast Company.

Read Full Story