Labor/Employment
Apr. 30, 2010
Unpaid Summer Interns: Worth the Risk?
Did you know that work without pay may violate federal and California wage and hour laws? Arthur Silbergeld and Jessica Boar of Bingham McCutchen discuss the use of unpaid summer interns.
Arthur F. Silbergeld
Employment Law Partner, Thompson Coburn LLP
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 282-2529
Email: asilbergeld@thompsoncoburn.com
Temple Univ Law School
Arthur is based in Los Angeles and is in the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Jessica S. Boar
KPMG LLPAn important client calls. His or her son or daughter is in law school and is having difficulty landing a summer job. The client asks if you can provide an unpaid internship at your law office. This may be a win-win opportunity: free help; the student gets needed experience and client relations are solidified. Not so fast. This may be too good to be true, but caveat emptor: the work without pay may violate federal and California wage-and-hour laws.
Can law students be unpaid volun...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In