In March, plaintiffs lawyers at Virginia & Ambinder and Leeds Brown Law unveiled the latest in a steady trickle of settlements resolving employment class actions brought by unpaid interns. According to a motion filed in Manhattan federal court, Viacom Inc. has agreed to pay $7.2 million to wrap up a case that former interns filed against the company in 2013.
At first glance, the settlement looks like the largest since unpaid interns began suing their former companies for back wages roughly three years ago. But the fine print tells another story.
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