Hiring an Un-Paid Intern

I've heard it's more difficult these days for a business to hire un-paid interns versus needing to pay them minimum wage so I thought I'd check out the guidelines.

Turns out there's a helpful one-pager that sets out the guidelines pretty clearly. Turns out there are six criteria that need to be met in order to have an unpaid intern. Here they are:

The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment;
The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern;
The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff;
The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded;
The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and
The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship

Check out the guidelines in their entirety here. Needless to say, you should consult an attorney to be sure that these guidelines are up to date and that you aren't missing anything (OK, enough of a disclaimer!)

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