Ask HN: What is a reasonable salary for a teenager to have during an internship?

Re:Ask HN: What is a reasonable salary for a teenager to hav... by ecommando on Friday December 17, 2010 @08:33PM (#2018604)

Free. An internship is used to prove one's self. If it's remote relocation, then you should offer to pay their moving expenses (if any). Usually, however, internships in development are time-limited, and you may need to check IRS regulations recently passed regarding internships.

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Re:Ask HN: What is a reasonable salary for a teenager to hav... by anonymous112358 on Friday December 17, 2010 @09:12PM (#2018673)

You should note that there exist paid internships in addition to free internships, and that there are strict federal legal criteria of both. See page 8 of the following PDF: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL/TEGL12-09acc.pd...

Statistics have shown that many employers may illegally be using interns as free labor. A while back, the New York Times published an article on the topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html

My point is that I don't understand why you assumed that the internship I talk of should be free. You didn't hear enough of the details to make a proper legal stance on the issue, and more often than not employers are not paying interns when they should be.

I see your point, but please reconsider what you wrote.

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