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Unpaid Internships: What Nonprofit Organizations Need to Know

Unpaid Internships: What Nonprofit Organizations Need to Know

Unpaid Internships: What Nonprofit Organizations Need to Know

Whether due to the size constraints, budget concerns, or the desire to reach new individuals, many nonprofit organizations turn to unpaid interns to perform some of their services.  Some of these interns may even fill in gaps where nonprofits wish they could hire full-time personnel.  But under the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2010 Fact Sheet spelling out a six-factor test, which was written for for-profit organizations but is applicable to nonprofits as well, some nonprofits may be running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) by failing to compensate their interns.

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