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Re: NYT Illegal Un-Paid Internships Article

Post by Rock Chalk » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:52 pm

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Re: NYT Illegal Un-Paid Internships Article

Post by ToTransferOrNot » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:01 pm

Rock Chalk wrote:After reading through the arguments on this thread, I'm wondering why no one proposes that the companies with unpaid interns would simply adhere to the set standards? Unpaid internships were always supposed to provide such an educational benefit that the lack of pay was justified. Regulation is overdue.
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lol

Edit: Do you also believe that lawyers follow the model rules of professional conduct to a t, tax people never play the audit lottery, and human beings are generally good and noble creatures?

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Re: NYT Illegal Un-Paid Internships Article

Post by flcath » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:06 pm

ToTransferOrNot wrote:
Rock Chalk wrote:After reading through the arguments on this thread, I'm wondering why no one proposes that the companies with unpaid interns would simply adhere to the set standards? Unpaid internships were always supposed to provide such an educational benefit that the lack of pay was justified. Regulation is overdue.
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lol

Edit: Do you also believe that lawyers follow the model rules of professional conduct to a t, tax people never play the audit lottery, and human beings are generally good and noble creatures?
cynical bastard

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Re: NYT Illegal Un-Paid Internships Article

Post by ToTransferOrNot » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:20 pm

flcath wrote:
ToTransferOrNot wrote:
Rock Chalk wrote:After reading through the arguments on this thread, I'm wondering why no one proposes that the companies with unpaid interns would simply adhere to the set standards? Unpaid internships were always supposed to provide such an educational benefit that the lack of pay was justified. Regulation is overdue.
...

lol

Edit: Do you also believe that lawyers follow the model rules of professional conduct to a t, tax people never play the audit lottery, and human beings are generally good and noble creatures?
[strike]cynical[/strike]realistic bastard

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