SF Weekly | The Editorialiste "The practice of magazines and newspapers stocking their staffs with unpaid help befits an industry that still hews to the business model of plantations," writes
Martin Kuz. Editors insist that the experience gained by interns makes up for the lack of a paycheck, but what they fail to realize -- or choose to disregard -- is that denying wages to non-student interns violates the California labor code. "If you're not a student getting credit, you're not a true intern," says Stephanie Barrett of the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement. "You're an employee and you should be paid like one." || Related
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