Legal Issues for Startups: Unpaid Interns in NY – What Startups Need to Know

• 6.12.2012 | -

Laura Schneider , Ariella Feingold

Unpaid interns are common within the start-up community and can be a valuable resource for bootstrapped entrepreneurs, but is engaging an unpaid intern legal? WilmerHale Labor and Employment Partner Laura Schneider and Counsel Ariella Feingold discussed the risks of intern misclassification, federal and state guidelines surrounding unpaid internships, and tips for structuring a compliant internship program for companies in New York, Massachusetts and California.