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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Stevens" data-source="post: 39919" data-attributes="member: 142"><p>Re: Interns, and the use thereof</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He wasn't an intern, he was an employee. And when you saw it wasn't working you should have let him go. Sounds like a management issue to me...</p><p></p><p>On interns in general, it was one of the first messes I had to clean up a Proshow USA back in 1990. They were using Art Institute people for free labor in the shop and on shows. When one didn't get a paying gig (after a year of doing it) he complained to the state. There were some fines and such and I then made a policy of no free labor, much to the chagrin of the owner which was a $65 show pay. It's a huge liability issue and depending on how you employ them and what state you are incorporated they might be able to pierce the veil if they can prove you knew they couldn't work like that. If they are working for free as an "intern" and get hurt, you're going to hear from OSHA, workers comp and the tax man.</p><p></p><p>The sunny circus has an excellent program but it's difficult to get into. Lots of competition and you have to be at the top of your game in a recognized program at a four year school. They pay them enough to live on but not near what the employees make. More often than not, they are offered at least on call/part time work on completion of the program. Intern programs should be about low cost labor giving job experience rather than trying to get free labor doing for profit gigs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Stevens, post: 39919, member: 142"] Re: Interns, and the use thereof He wasn't an intern, he was an employee. And when you saw it wasn't working you should have let him go. Sounds like a management issue to me... On interns in general, it was one of the first messes I had to clean up a Proshow USA back in 1990. They were using Art Institute people for free labor in the shop and on shows. When one didn't get a paying gig (after a year of doing it) he complained to the state. There were some fines and such and I then made a policy of no free labor, much to the chagrin of the owner which was a $65 show pay. It's a huge liability issue and depending on how you employ them and what state you are incorporated they might be able to pierce the veil if they can prove you knew they couldn't work like that. If they are working for free as an "intern" and get hurt, you're going to hear from OSHA, workers comp and the tax man. The sunny circus has an excellent program but it's difficult to get into. Lots of competition and you have to be at the top of your game in a recognized program at a four year school. They pay them enough to live on but not near what the employees make. More often than not, they are offered at least on call/part time work on completion of the program. Intern programs should be about low cost labor giving job experience rather than trying to get free labor doing for profit gigs. [/QUOTE]
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