Score one for the interns. Kevin Hicks, a former intern on the Nicktoons series "Alien Dawn," has settled his lawsuit against the show's producers, Hicks' attorney told TheWrap on Wednesday. Also read: Former Intern Files Lawsuit Against Production Co. Behind Nickelodeon's 'Alien Dawn' Hicks sued Crook Brothers Productions and Schwarz Media Group in June. His complaint alleged that Crook Brothers had violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and New York State labor laws by not paying Hicks and other interns the minimum wage. According to the suit, Hicks worked 10 to 16...
- 8/14/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against a production company in Hollywood as interns continue to rise up and demand compensation for unpaid work. In a federal wage-and-hour suit filed against Crook Brothers Productions, Jeff and Josh Crook, Larry Schwarz Media Group, as well Larry Schwarz and His Band, plaintiff Kevin Hicks says he worked 10-to-16 hours a day, in excess of 40 hours a week, as an intern on Crook's "Alien Dawn," a series that premiered on Nickelodeon's Nicktoons earlier this year, but has not aired since April. Also read: Has Hollywood Ignited an...
- 6/27/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
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