Following appeal of a New York trial court decision issued last spring, the Second Circuit has rejected three Huffington Post (the “Post”) bloggers’ claims to recover $105 million allegedly owed to them and the Post’s other bloggers under theories of unjust enrichment and deceptive business practices. Tasini, et al. v. AOL, Inc., et al.
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Huffington Post Wins Victory In Bloggers’ Compensation Suit
By Noel P. Tripp on
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The FLSA does not expressly contemplate unpaid volunteer work. And, as we have previously noted, the DOL accepts the non-payment of “interns” only when certain constraints are met. From time to time, providers of online content to web sites, whether paid or unpaid, bring claims that the form of payment provided to…