Here is information every intern should have - your summer internship survival guide. Knowing your rights and responsibilities can help you get the most out of your intern position.
Interns Rights to Compensation
Your employer must pay you for your internship unless your position meets very specific guidelines set forth under federal law. How can you know if you should be paid as an intern and is what you are being paid for your internship fair? Are interns entitled to overtime pay?
Interns and Civil Rights Laws
Your boss keeps hitting on you, or co-workers make racial remarks, or inappropriate references to your gender or sexual orientation. But you are just an intern. Can you do anything about harassment and discrimination? Are your civil rights protected?
Interns as At-Will Employees
As an intern you are subject to many of the same laws and regulations as employees. Does that mean you are an at-will intern? Can your employer let you go without notice for any reason?
Workers' Comp Laws and Interns
As an intern you have the right to workers' compensation. Workers' comp laws apply to both paid and unpaid interns, but what is it and if you are injured on the job are you entitled to received workers' comp benefits?
How to Dress for an Internship Position
A common mistake interns make is in failing to adhere to workplace dress policies. Interns should not feel they are "students on loan," they should view and value themselves as employees. How should interns dress? What if there is no formal dress code?
