HB2180 Summary - Internship Equity Act

• Requires employers to pay the full minimum wage to students enrolled in higher education institutions whose employment is part of an approved work-study or internship program, regardless of whether they receive course credit.

• Applies the same minimum wage rates required for adults 18 years and older to these student workers, preventing sub-minimum compensation for approved educational employment.

• Prohibits classifying students in approved work-study or internship programs as "learners" eligible for reduced wages under existing wage exemptions.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage.