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Re:Ask HN: I'm an unemployed programmer in SF that will work... by bdclimber14 on Saturday March 05, 2011 @08:26PM (#2293131)
Free isn't exactly illegal. Theres a set of criteria for an employee (aka intern) to be able to work for free. The biggest criteria is that the work can't directly have an impact on revenue, e.g. no free sales positions.
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Re:Ask HN: I'm an unemployed programmer in SF that will work... by danshapiro on Sunday March 06, 2011 @01:50AM (#2293658)
"Volunteering" at a for-profit company is indeed against the law, in that it violates minimum wage laws. There is an exception as noted earlier for training positions, but real work generally doesn't qualify.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html

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