<p>I would think the more free market people would support this lawsuit, since essentially the employer violated the contract of employment, when they offered internships to these individuals, but did not provide internships and instead, offered only unpaid jobs. It’s a classic bait-and-switch.</p>
<p>I don’t know the details of this case, but the complaints I’ve mostly heard about internships is that the interns did not get the training and exposure that they were promised. They could quit midstream, of course, but at that point it may be too late to get something else (i.e., if it’s a summer internship), and often the promises continue.</p>