[quote]malonetd wrote:
Nominal Prospect wrote:
malonetd wrote:
Also, if someone wants to volunteer and McDonald’s for 4 bucks an hour, so be it.
But they couldn’t do that. It’s illegal. That’s the whole point.
Ok, someone please explain the legality of this to me. Why are any unpaid internships legal? Are they only legal for college credits or education purposes? Can’t I have an internship at McDonald’s for education purposes?[/quote]
You possibly could. However, they couldn’t classify you as an employee and pay you less than minimum wage.
That’s the hypocrisy inherent to the system.
The thing is, if you “interned” for McDonald’s for 4 bucks an hour, it wouldn’t be long before word of it got out and they were under investigation for misclassifying their employees as interns. This is a serious charge.
Congressmen and women needn’t fear the same treatment.