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

  • 3.28.2013 | -
  • WeWork Labs
    175 Varick Street
    New York, New York 10014

Laura Schneider

Unpaid interns are common within the startup community and can be a valuable resource for bootstrapped entrepreneurs, but is engaging an unpaid intern legal? WilmerHale Labor and Employment Partner Laura Schneider 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.