ICM Partners settled a class-action lawsuit Tuesday filed by former unpaid interns, for an undisclosed amount of money.
The case was brought by plaintiffs Kimberly Behzadi and Jason Rindenau, who worked at ICM in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court of the Southern District of New York, sought north of $5 million in damages from the talent agency.
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Initially seeking a jury trial, the plaintiffs agreed to engage in a private mediation on Oct 23, scheduling a session before Dina Jansenson on Dec 15. The suit alleged ICM...
The case was brought by plaintiffs Kimberly Behzadi and Jason Rindenau, who worked at ICM in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court of the Southern District of New York, sought north of $5 million in damages from the talent agency.
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Initially seeking a jury trial, the plaintiffs agreed to engage in a private mediation on Oct 23, scheduling a session before Dina Jansenson on Dec 15. The suit alleged ICM...
- 12/23/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Two former ICM interns have submitted a motion for class certification in a lawsuit that has the potential of developing into a significant one on the internship front. In papers lodged at a New York federal court on Tuesday, Kimberly Behzadi and Jason Rindenau say they weren't paid to perform work normally assigned to agents or their assistants. Among the assigned duties was "script coverage," the process of reading scripts and summarizing them, and "coverage reports," or condensing information in scripts for use in casting and client meetings. The two former interns also say they did administrative work
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- 8/27/2014
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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