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Labor/Employment

Jun. 12, 2014

Unpaid intern sues Clippers in proposed class action

In what appears to be the first case in the state to claim a group of unpaid interns should have received minimum wage, a former intern for the Los Angeles Clippers sued the team Tuesday.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In what appears to be the first case in the state to claim a group of unpaid interns should have received minimum wage, a former intern for the Los Angeles Clippers sued the team Tuesday.


Frank Cooper said in the complaint, which also names the Donald Sterling Family Trust as a defendant, that he worked long hours doing grunt work for the team under the guise of learning.


"These progra...

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