Government Crackdown on Unpaid Internships
When I read the internship piece in PDN last month, wherein attorney Alan Koral explained that unpaid interns are pretty much illegal in for-profit businesses, I thought, “Well, that may be the law, but no one enforces it, so who cares?” Turns out, federal and state governments are starting to enforce it.
3 Responses to “Government Crackdown on Unpaid Internships”
Katie says:
April 3, 2010 at 9:37 pm
It is funny that you posted this, I came to your blog to post the link because I thought you would find it interesting. I know I found it very interesting to know that it was even an issue.
Martin says:
April 4, 2010 at 1:24 am
Yeah, just read this article. The end of slave labor? Probably not. Maybe just less available internships if the laws are truly enforced.
Martin says:
April 4, 2010 at 1:48 am
Interns Must Be Paid The Minimum Wage
Time Magazine apparently published a sister article on the same day. That article mentions a Facebook group that addresses the issue in the UK called Interns Must Be Paid The Minimum Wage
A quick web search reveals about a thousand blogs in response to the NYT and the Time articles.