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While the "Black Swan" may have earned Natalie Portman an Oscar, two unpaid interns from the film are the lead actors in a drama engulfing 20th Century Fox Film Corp.
The interns, Alex Footman and Eric Glatt, are plaintiffs in lawsuit filed in Manhattan last fall that charges Fox Searchlight Pictures with abusing the internship program and violating federal labor laws. Last week, the Hollywood Reporter reported that plaintiffs are look to expand the lawsuit to include all interns who worked for Fox Searchlight Pictures’ parent company, Fox Entertainment Group Inc.
According to the paper, the suit contends the menial work assigned the interns, which they contend included making coffee and performing janitorial work, was common practice throughout the company. Under the auspices of the Fair Labor Standards Act, unpaid internships are permissible if they are an “extension of the individual’s educational experience” and the interns do not perform “the routine work of the business on a regular and recurring basis.”
A hearing to consider whether the proposed motion to amend the lawsuit will be allowed is scheduled for Aug. 24.
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