Most of the brouhaha heard about recently applies to for-profit entities. Not-for-profits have much wider latitude. The following is copied from the first citation below (DOL). "The FLSA makes a special exception under certain circumstances for individuals who volunteer to perform services for a state or local government agency and for individuals who volunteer for humanitarian purposes for private non-profit food banks. WHD also recognizes an exception for individuals who volunteer their time, freely and without anticipation of compensation for religious, charitable, civic, or humanitarian purposes to non-profit organizations. Unpaid internships in the public sector and for non-profit charitable organizations, where the intern volunteers without expectation of compensation, are generally permissible." Marc American Conservation Consortium, Ltd. 4 Rockville Road Broad Brook, CT 06016 www.conservator.com 860-386-6058 Marc A. Williams, President MS in Art Conservation, Winterthur Museum Program Former Chief Wooden Objects Conservator, Smithsonian Institution Fellow, American Institute for Conservation (AIC) ----- Original Message ----- From: Michelle Zupan To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 8:24 AM Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Intern Stipends Based upon the new regulations governing paid vs. unpaid "internships" we need to be very careful about calling unpaid folks "interns." That's become a very sticky area. Technically, they should be called volunteers. If you have an intern they need to be paid minimum wage, which requires an I-9 and a W-2. Here's the criteria from the DOL: http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm And somewhat less legalese: http://www.propublica.org/article/when-interns-should-be-paid-explained -- Michelle Zupan Curator Hickory Hill & the Tom Watson Birthplace 502 Hickory Hill Drive Thomson, GA 30824 706-595-7777 FAX: 706-595-7177 Visit us at www.hickory-hill.org or on Facebook. Historic homes of the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).