Charlie Rose TV talk show host and famous interviewer settled his class action lawsuit at the Supreme Court in Manhattan, forcing the host to pay $1,100 of unpaid wages to 190 former interns. In the settlement Mr. Rose and Charlie Rose Inc. deny any wrong doing in the settlement and claim that many of their interns have gone on to have continued success in the entertainment industry and credit them with giving opportunities.
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There are a few companies who shudder to see Charlie Rose forking out $250,000 dollars to interns who worked for him from 2006-2012 fearing similar actions might come down on them. Employers have increasingly been using interns to do the jobs their regular employees are supposed to be accomplishing. These tactics are coming under scrutiny and actions are being taken against employers who practice these types of policies.

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