The Heat Is Getting Turned Up on Academic-Sponsored Internships

John Thompson’s blog post entitled “The Heat Is Getting Turned Up on Academic-Sponsored Internships,” was featured on TLNT.

We have long warned that one should not simply assume that an internship associated with or sponsored by an educational institution falls outside of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s requirements, John wrote.

Our caution includes situations in which the intern receives academic credit for the time spent working.

Read John's Wage and Hour blog here.