Trainee/Interns Of Non-Profit Organization Are Exempt From Minimum Wage Law
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement opined that an intensive educational and training program designed for young urban adults (18-24 years old) that places these individuals in internships with non-profit and for-profit businesses is exempt from the minimum wage law (interns receive a stipend but not a salary or wages). DLSE Opinion Letter (Apr. 7, 2010), available at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/OpinionLetters-byDate.htm.
