What state allows for-profit organizations to solicit unpaid volunteer labor from people outside of prison?
It’s a pretty obvious violation of Federal law and multiple state laws.
It’s a pretty obvious violation of Federal law and multiple state laws.
I'm not aware of a state that allows that for people inside prison, either. Well, not technically. They get paid, it's just a lot less than someone on the outside would make.
From a social justice perspective, allowing free labor is an insult to human dignity and leech in society. It is often associated with coercive behavior, and when events happen, like “workplace” injuries, society is stuck with cleaning up the mess.
From a revenue perspective, free labor is an untaxed gift to the company, and it’s highly likely that “free” really means compensation by some indirect, off book means.
A corporation isn’t a group of friends. You’re welcome to do anything in a group or charitable endeavor.
...... no, it isn't. The state does not own me. I should be free to do what I want with whomever I want. Not just whatever you deem to be "in a group or charitable endeavor".
Most employers that I’ve work with that utilize unpaid interns do so through a college to ensure a linkage to the interns development.
Outside of that, it’s cheaper to pay minimum wage than to deal with the overhead of making sure your managers follow the rules.
At my employer, interns are effectively additional staff for the duration of their employment, so they are paid market wages. The main difference between their position and that of a junior employee is hourly wages vs salaried.