Internships are in high demand, and my students are very eager to get them. The unpaid internships always leave me with a bitter taste- it can qualify as exploitation. Some of these involve tasks that are not related to any academic work, and involve routine clerical duties.
Growth of Unpaid Internships May Be Illegal, Officials Say - NYTimes.com: "Convinced that many unpaid internships violate minimum wage laws, officials in Oregon, California and other states have begun investigations and fined employers. Last year, M. Patricia Smith, then New York’s labor commissioner, ordered investigations into several firms’ internships. Now, as the federal Labor Department’s top law enforcement official, she and the wage and hour division are stepping up enforcement nationwide."
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