By some estimates, more than a million people participate in internships each year in the United States, as many as half of them unpaid or for less than the minimum wage. That can be a problem for employers: Misclassifying employees as unpaid interns can result in costly litigation, civil fines or both.
Unpaid internships could be very expensive for employers
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