Discussion: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) specifies employee rights, including minimum wage and overtime pay. Students often work in unpaid internships, and employers are not obligated to comply with the FLSA if the student is receiving an educational opportunity, as opposed to providing free labor for a company. The U.S. Department of Labor requires compliance with the FLSA, including payment of wages and overtime when an intern is solely assisting in a company’s operations. For this discussion, you will be considering when an employer should be obligated to comply with the FLSA and compensate its interns. Before you begin, review the United States Department of Labor (DOL) tests for determining when an intern should be paid. The URL for connecting to the DOL tests is http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm.

For your initial response, describe an intern and an internship situation that you believe meets the DOL tests for remaining an unpaid internship

In explaining the situation, take all of the test provisions into consideration

You will assume the role of the attorney for the interns described by the other students

You will argue for why the interns should receive compensation based on lack of compliance with the DOL tests

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STEP 1 The Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA is a US federal law that establishes employee rights including minimum wage and overtime pay The FLSA applies ... View the full answer