Interesting: who and who doesn't pay their interns in Washington DC.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. I'm guessing every office sets up an internship differently. According to the DOL, an internship has

to meet six requirements before it can be unpaid:

* The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment;

* The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern;

* The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff;

* The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded;

* The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and

* The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.

So more accurately, these offices offer internships that are more educational and training-based than work-based. Assuming they're following the law, anyway. Lots of employers (and interns) are confused by the difference.