In the US it is technically illegal to volunteer for a for-profit private company under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Relevant part about it right from the Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp
A former company I used to work for has a nationally renound land and wildlife conservation department that draws internship applicants by the hundreds. They were unpaid but had agreements with the students schools where they earned credit hours as well as references for future employers.
I understand that it happens, but it is still something that should not be allowed. It’s free labour, regardless of benefits to the company or an individual.
For what’s is worth, the large company I work for hires students and pays them for their time.
Could all the mods who worked for free band together and file a class action against Reddit, now that Reddit is actively looking for people to fill the roles to keep the site going, it seems more clear that it was required to maintain the operations of the business and not just a hobby.
Could you elaborate? I didn’t think such a law would be allowed to exist.
In the US it is technically illegal to volunteer for a for-profit private company under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Relevant part about it right from the Department of Labor: https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/whd/flsa/docs/volunteers.asp
I wonder how unpaid internship gets around that.
A former company I used to work for has a nationally renound land and wildlife conservation department that draws internship applicants by the hundreds. They were unpaid but had agreements with the students schools where they earned credit hours as well as references for future employers.
I understand that it happens, but it is still something that should not be allowed. It’s free labour, regardless of benefits to the company or an individual.
For what’s is worth, the large company I work for hires students and pays them for their time.
Here is $X for your next election fundraiser.
Could all the mods who worked for free band together and file a class action against Reddit, now that Reddit is actively looking for people to fill the roles to keep the site going, it seems more clear that it was required to maintain the operations of the business and not just a hobby.
Hmmm… 🤔
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