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HOW TO GAIN EXPERIENCE BY WORKING FOR FREE
And Stay Within the Law
by: Brooke Allen with Adrienne Rodney
This article is about working for free and a follow-on piece will discuss educating yourself at minimal cost.
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Q. Are there laws that prevent you from working for free?
A. NO. You are not breaking any law if you work without compensation. It is a free country, after all.
However, there are laws against an employer hiring you for less than the minimum wage. During hard times, even unpaid internships have become harder to land, not only because there is competition from unemployed people with loads ...
