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Forget about a lawyer, the intern should call the state's labor board. They'll cut them down to size for free and be thrilled to do it. Seriously, I often see
by larrik 15y ago
Forget about a lawyer, the intern should call the state's labor board.
They'll cut them down to size for free and be thrilled to do it.
Seriously, I often see advice on HN to lawyer up over an employee disagreement, but your home state's government probably already has a ton of people waiting to jump all over that situation for you. The laws are so employee-friendly it's often pretty unfair.
- mcknz 15y agoEven if the intern is justified in doing so, taking legal/regulatory action might not be the best way to start a career. A company this unreasonable may actually enjoy personal and professional destruction.
- georgieporgie 15y agoDownvoted for spreading FUD. Software development is a vast enough field that you can't be possibly be blacklisted.
- Retric 15y agoBeyond that, I would be more likely to higher someone who stood up for themselves in such a situation.