Navigating the Legal Waters of the Unpaid Internship

As summer is now in full swing and students have joined the professional workforce, employers must be sure to familiarize themselves with the law pertaining to unpaid internships. Amid a continuing wave of lawsuits initiated by unpaid interns against their former employers, companies must pay particular attention to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), in addition to state and local laws, which may view unpaid interns as "employees"—having a non-waivable right to be paid at least the minimum wage and overtime wages for work performed in excess of 40 hours per week.

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