Meng and other Top Democrats Introduce Bills to Protect Interns

Statement

"Internships can be a wonderful opportunity to learn and gain valuable real world experience, and more and more businesses, organizations and government entities consider it a prerequisite to full-time employment," said Ranking Member Meng. "But interns, most of whom are high school and college students, are not afforded the same federal workplace protections that cover employees. That is blatantly unfair and this loophole in the law must be changed. Nobody -- from a junior intern to a senior executive -- deserves to be harassed, discriminated or retaliated against at work. A negative experience like this can be devastating to young interns as they start their careers, and these types of incidents can have terrible impacts on their futures. From the halls of Congress to corporate boardrooms, an equal and hostile free work environment must be ensured for all."

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