Interns-- paid & unpaid; Private & NPO

dlongawa

Can private corporations attain unpaid interns (college students) and reward them with gift cards? If so, should I assume that we follow up the gift cards with 1099s? Can we hire interns (college students) for less than minimum wage? And because we have a private company, as well as, a NPO-501C3-- are the rules the same for each? Help... I'm concerned about this.

Sharon McKnight SPHR

I think your questions in this post were answered in your other post regarding interns. For example Holly Jones answered your questions about gift cards. The only thing I would add is that you should check with your finance or payroll department about the 1099 questions. They should be more knowledgeable about that area.

Sharon