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Companies are often eager for the extra set of hands. Michael Schmidt, an employment attorney in New York City, has seen an uptick in recent months in private employers calling him to find out if they can bring in unpaid interns as a way to cut costs. His answer: volunteering at for-profit companies is, legally, a no-no. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has spelled out several criteria with the goal of ensuring that internships not only provide real training but also can't be used by companies to displace regular employees. (See 10 ways your job will...
...proud of TIME on the iPad and of the special features that will be in it, such as extra pictures, videos and a NewsFeed featuring the latest stories from TIME.com We were a little handicapped in part because, unlike some other news organizations, we were not working with an actual iPad. It is the beginning, not the end, of the process, and we hope to evolve and change every week. We'd like to do so with your help. So let us know what you think at feedback@timemagazine.com...
...Crimson battled not only the five other teams in the meet but also less than ideal weather conditions. Despite the extra opponent, the team was still able to perform and place well, although top finishes were not Harvard’s first priority during the weekend competition...
...weakest economies in the European Union, Orban will have no choice but to continue the unpopular austerity measures of the outgoing Socialists - policies that Fidesz had largely opposed while in opposition. "Orban is going to have to make some hard decisions," Kuli says. "And he won't have extra money to throw around" to satisfy voters. Some fear this will make voters even more disillusioned and fuel more support for Jobbik. (Read: "Europe's Voters Reward the Right...
...promising but in totally different ways. In the last city, something remarkable happened. Kids who got paid all year under a very elegant scheme performed significantly better on their standardized reading tests at the end of the year. Statistically speaking, it was as if those kids had spent three extra months in school, compared with their peers who did not get paid...