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		tlrobinson on May 25, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit's unpaid "internship" offer is apparently a... Unpaid internships are very common. As I understand it if you get course credit they don't have to pay you, hence the "we're legally required to ask you for a Letter of Credit".

vaksel on May 25, 2010 [–]

apparently they are all breaking the law

lots of info in this comment:

http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/c7vdo/call_for_interns...

tlrobinson on May 25, 2010 | [–]

If they are then the laws aren't being enforced very often.

Here's Reddit's response to these accusations: http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/c7vdo/call_for_interns...

scott_s on May 25, 2010 | | [–]

I found this response relevant: http://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/c7vdo/call_for_interns...

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