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Internships
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California Employment Law Update
Just in Time for Summer: New Federal and State Guidelines on Intern Pay
It's that time of the year. School is out. The weather is warm. And high school and college students all over the country are descending on the workforce in search…
Alabama Employment Law Report
UNPAID SUMMER INTERNS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR BUSINESS
Last Wednesday, Sirote & Permutt hosted a seminar that addressed issues surrounding the legality of unpaid summer interns. On Friday, Roy Williams, with the Birmingham News, published a story entitled "Grads may…
California Employment Law Report
Does the California Labor Code Apply to Summer Interns?
With the summer shortly upon us, employers will no doubt be faced with students looking for internship opportunities. Employers need to be very careful in characterizing students as interns, and…
California Employment Law Update
Trainee/Interns Of Non-Profit Organization Are Exempt From Minimum Wage Law
By Tony Oncidi
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement opined that an intensive educational and training program designed for young urban adults (18-24 years old) that places these individuals in internships with…
California Employment Law
Intership is not another name for free work.
Intership is not another name for free work.
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Unpaid Internships May Be A Problem: Are They Employees Or Not?
There is a fine line oftentimes between who is and who is not an employee. This premise especially applies to the issue of “interns.” As summer approaches, and as jobs…
Wage & Hour Law Update
California DLSE Modifies Its Standard For Legality of Unpaid Internships
Subsequent to our post of April 6, the California DLSE issued a lengthy new opinion letter regarding trainees, available here. In it, the Division upholds the uncompensated “intern” status of participants…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
New York Times article on the legality of unpaid internships
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
As summer approaches in a tight job market and our students are becoming increasingly eager to find ways to gain experience and enhance their resumes, this New York Times article,…
Wage & Hour Law Update
We Don’t Have To Pay Our Interns – Do We?
For years, students and recent graduates have accepted internships with employers to gain work and practical experience. Many, if not most, employers have treated and continue to treat these internships…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Unpaid Internships
No doubt following up on Charlie Sullivan's post on unpaid law student internships, Steven Greenhouse at the New York Times has a story on the more general use of these…