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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue Jul 22, 2014, 03:18 PM Jul 2014

Cuomo Approves Labor Protections For Unpaid Interns

Nick Reisman

A measure that would extend civil-rights and workplace protections including the ability to bring lawsuits over sexual harassment to unpaid interns was sign into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The new law, which takes effect immediately, would extend anti-discrimination protections to unpaid interns when it comes to hiring, firing, or terms of employment as well as retaliation.

Prohibitions against sexual harassment of interns by employers is also codified including both quid pro quo and creating a hostile environment.

http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2014/07/cuomo-approves-labor-protections-for-unpaid-interns/

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