Labor/Employment
Jun. 7, 2014
VIDEO: With intern season upon us, brush up on the rules
Proponents of unpaid internships argue that they provide unique opportunities for go-getters. Critics call them 'institutionalized wage theft.' By Robert S. Nelson
Whenever any of my clients consider using unpaid interns, there's a true story I tell to put the fear-of-God in them about what can happen if they do not comply with the complicated rules governing intern relationships.
Years ago I had a client that was a cool niche business in the movie industry. One of its employees called the California labor commissioner to ask a random question (something about leave, as I recall). No one an...
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