Minimum Wage, Over-Time, Students

The Do’s and Don’ts of Internships

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/5/2025

It’s that time of year again. Tens of thousands of high school, college, and graduate students will descend on employers this summer, looking to gain practical work experience in the various fields in which they have...more

Navigating the Summer Internship Wave: What Employers Need to Know

Gould + Ratner LLP on 6/5/2025

With summer officially here, students across the country are beginning internships, eager to gain experience and make their mark. While this seasonal influx offers valuable recruitment opportunities, it is important to stay...more

The 10th Circuit Massaged the Idea of Whether Student-Trainees Were Employees Under the FLSA

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/29/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: Courts across the country have frequently weighed in on the unpaid interns/ trainees versus paid employee debate. Now, the 10th Circuit has jumped into the fray with a decision affirming that a massage...more

Labor Department’s New Approach Is A Game Changer For Student Internships

Fisher Phillips on 3/8/2018

The U.S. Department of Labor rang in the new year by announcing that it will abandon its rigid six-part test for determining whether interns qualify as employees under federal wage and hour law, introducing some much-needed...more

Lousy Internship Experience Does Not Convert It Into Paid Work

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 11/20/2017

In recent years, a number of companies have faced lawsuits from unpaid interns who claim that they should have been compensated for their work. The Department of Labor considers internships to be subject to federal minimum...more

Paying Elves And Interns!

Gray Reed on 12/20/2013

Actually, internships may be a good option for Santa’s non-profit operation – so long as he does not pay a stipend or offer any benefits and clarifies whether interns are unpaid volunteers or paid employees. Paying a...more