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Related: About this forumDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pays his campaign interns, but most
http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-unpaid-interns/Pay Fail
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pays his campaign interns, but most (if not all) of the other major presidential candidates do not.
CLAIM: Bernie Sanders is one of the few 2016 presidential candidates (if not the only one) to pay his campaign interns.
True
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First, the candidates offering unpaid internships are not breaking any laws. In most cases, it is perfectly legal to hire interns for non-paying positions as long as those interns receive some tangible benefit (such as school credit or valuable work experience) in return. Second, some candidates, such as Republican Ben Carson, do offer their interns others forms of compensation, such as stipends for food or travel. And neither we nor the Washington Post have unable to determine if GOP candidate Donald Trump's campaigns offers internships (or, if so, whether those internships are paid positions), although we note that interns at Trump Entertainment Resorts are reportedly paid $10 an hour.
The campaign teams of Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton and Chris Christie have all recently posted advertisements seeking interns for non-paying positions. A recent posting on Bernie Sanders' web site, on the other hand, advertises a paid internship position (although such ads do not necessarily indicate that all campaign internship positions are paying ones):
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pays his campaign interns, but most (Original Post)
cal04
Feb 2016
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pugetres
(507 posts)1. 15 bucks an hour,
I assume
cal04
(41,505 posts)3. In the article it says $12
not sure though
Bernie has always advertised 15 an hour over the next few years. 12 would be great to be an intern.
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)2. He pays local police. He pays interns. I love this guy.