7.3 Document for Analysis: Troubling Internship Program
To: Joshua Turck <joshua.turck@bayside.com>
From: Sable Johnson <sable.johnson@bayside.com>
Subject: Meeting to Discuss Internship Program
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Based on your inquiry, I would like to meet with you and the vice president to discuss our
internship program and how to make it comply with government regulations.
Your inquiry about the status of our interns caused my staff and me to look into this matter more
carefully. Our attorneys told us that all interns must be considered employees and paid at least
the minimum wage. College students are legitimate only if they receive real training. Interns are
not legitimate if they do any of the following:
• Displace a regular employee