Nonprofit interns certified for FLSA collective action
A group of unpaid interns for religious counselling nonprofits in Indiana has been allowed to proceed with a “collective action” seeking minimum wage and overtime pay from their employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act. A federal District Court has rejected the employers’ claims that the internships were legitimate because the interns were the “primary beneficiaries” of the program.
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