Question

Wayne has been employed as a trainee in a print shop for one month and receives less than minimum wage for his work. According to the FSLA, have Wayne's rights been violated?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation below

Explanation:

When organizations are looking at hiring interns, they should make sure it does not go against the laws of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which broadly defines what it means to employ someone and remained silent regarding whether interns should be exempted from minimum wages.  

FLSA provides that if your company like that of Wayne in the question, benefits from the use of interns they hired, then they must pay them a sum that is equivalent to the minimum wage.

But if the intern does not do any work that directly benefits the organization, but just there to learn and watch how things are going, then it can be justified in not paying them at all.  

so Wayne's rights have been violated since the wage was below the minimum wage.