A summer intern’s tasks should involve supervision. Television station KTVU and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are learning that the hard way.
During the California TV station’s noon newscast last Friday, an anchor read aloud four fake names of the pilots of the Asiana Airlines jet that crash-landed in San Francisco. The racially insensitive names were reportedly confirmed by an intern with the NTSB.
It seems the NTSB either gave an unpaid intern the power of an employee, or it failed to properly supervise the intern.
Let this embarrassing gaffe serve as a cautionary tale for you. Here are five tasks your interns shouldn’t handle:
Of course, these are just a few examples of tasks your summer interns shouldn’t handle. Because each business uses interns differently, you may want to consult an experienced employment lawyer for more guidance on how to deal with your interns.
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- Reports: NTSB intern out of a job (Politico)
- For Summer Help: Intern, Contractor, or Employee? (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
- Might Be Time to Rethink Unpaid Internships (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
- Pre-Employment Testing Can Get You Sued (FindLaw’s Free Enterprise)
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