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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Stevens" data-source="post: 39929" data-attributes="member: 142">Re: Interns, and the use thereofAn employer is not able to use an intern as free labor even if they do get college credit.&nbsp; It happens quite a bit but it&#039;s not legal.&nbsp; In my 30 plus year more than 10 years have been in management where we put over 100 interns through the programs at the two companies.&nbsp; The schools include for profits like Full Sail and Art Institute and state and community colleges.&nbsp; Per US labor law the employer can not gain a benefit from the internship. You can be in the shop and at the gig but legally you can&#039;t do any real work.&nbsp; For example, if I have you patch a console in the shop to use for your own learning, that&#039;s cool.&nbsp; However, if you patch that console as part of a for profit gig that&#039;s not legal.&nbsp; Many people do work for college credit but it&#039;s not legal.<a href="http://laborlaw.typepad.com/labor_and_employment_law_/2007/11/unpaid-internsh.html" target="_blank">http://laborlaw.typepad.com/labor_and_employment_law_/2007/11/unpaid-internsh.html</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?pagewanted=all</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave Stevens, post: 39929, member: 142"] Re: Interns, and the use thereof An employer is not able to use an intern as free labor even if they do get college credit. It happens quite a bit but it's not legal. In my 30 plus year more than 10 years have been in management where we put over 100 interns through the programs at the two companies. The schools include for profits like Full Sail and Art Institute and state and community colleges. Per US labor law the employer can not gain a benefit from the internship. You can be in the shop and at the gig but legally you can't do any real work. For example, if I have you patch a console in the shop to use for your own learning, that's cool. However, if you patch that console as part of a for profit gig that's not legal. Many people do work for college credit but it's not legal. [url]http://laborlaw.typepad.com/labor_and_employment_law_/2007/11/unpaid-internsh.html[/url] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html?pagewanted=all[/url] [/QUOTE]

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