In February, Xuedan "Diana" Wang, a former unpaid intern at Harper's Bazaar from August 2011 to December 2011, filed a lawsuit against the magazine's publisher, alleging that Hearst Corp. violated federal and state wage and hour laws by not compensating her even when she frequently worked there full-time. Guidelines from the U.S. Labor Department explain that unpaid internships have to be educational and "for the benefit of the intern," but, the Times wrote, "Wang's lawyers said that by treating her and others as interns rather than regular employees, they were denied not only wages, but also Social Security contributions and the right to receive unemployment insurance and workers' compensation." Cue to present day (well, Tuesday): Wang has brought a new case against Dana Lorenz and Fenton Fallon, where she reportedly worked up to 50 hours a week last summer.
Via: The Same Intern Suing Hearst Corp. Is Now Suing Fenton Fallon
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