Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns

Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by nyar on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:52PM (#6215693)

Interns aren't employees and aren't allowed to do things that generate income.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by WalterSear on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:06PM (#6215746)

RTFA. It's clearly an income generating position.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by GauntletWizard on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:57PM (#6215711)

In many cases, yes. You cannot have an intern do any activity that would normally fall to a paid worker, if the intern is unpaid. Many companies do have internship programs where they pay interns, and are allowed to do proper work.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by delinka on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:57PM (#6215714)

But why would she seek an intern at all? Why not hire someone?

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by aa0 on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:58PM (#6215717)

Many companies do this, when they're about the bottom dollar. IE. her company is caustic and grimy, the status quo (sorry to say.)

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by nkassis on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:55PM (#6215705)

If unpaid, paid interns can do work that generate income.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by aa0 on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:58PM (#6215716)

Would you mind citing the law?

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg earns $100M, but won't pay interns by eogas on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @10:02PM (#6215729)

nyar should have specified "unpaid interns":

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm

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