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InternshipsDo interns get paid? The rule for US employers

In the United States, an intern at a for-profit company has to be paid at least the minimum wage, and overtime, unless the intern rather than the company is the main beneficiary of the internship. The U.S. Department of Labor says courts decide that with a seven-factor "primary beneficiary test".

Updated Oct 9