Bill Would Exclude Unpaid Student Interns From Comp

Legislation introduced Tuesday in the New York Senate would amend state law to exclude unpaid student interns from workers' compensation coverage. S. 9998 proposes revising the New York Workers’ Compensation Law to clarify that unpaid student interns “shall not be deemed to be employed or engaged in employment” under the statute, effectively removing them from mandatory workers' compensation protections. The legislation defines a student intern as an individual enrolled in an educational program at a public or private secondary school, charter school or bo...